Salagena bennybytebieri

Salagena bennybytebieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Salagena
Species: S. bennybytebieri
Binomial name
Salagena bennybytebieri
Lehmann, 2008

Salagena bennybytebieri is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in central Kenya.[1] The habitat consists of dry submontane forests.

The length of the forewings is about 8 mm for males and 8.5 mm for females. The forewings are deep olive-buff with black reticulations. The hindwings are deep olive.

Etymology

The species is named for Dr Benny Bytebier who collected the holotype.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Lehmann, I., 2008: Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains Of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species From Two Upland Forests. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (1): 43-82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract:
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