Shimonia oyiekeae

Shimonia oyiekeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Shimonia
Species: S. oyiekeae
Binomial name
Shimonia oyiekeae
Lehmann & Rajaei, 2013

Shimonia oyiekeae is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo,[1] where it has been recorded from Lubumbashi and Kolwezi.

The wingspan is 37 mm. The forewings are light-ochre with patches of dark ochre at the costal margin. There is a dark ochre discal spot in the centre of the median cell and a dark ocher oblique waved subterminal line. The hindwings are cream-ochreous.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr Helida Achieng Oyieke.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Lehmann, I.; Rajaei Sh., H. 2013: Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin, 62(1): 100-110. full article (PDF):


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