Arbelodes sticticosta
| Arbelodes sticticosta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Arbelodes |
| Species: | A. sticticosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Arbelodes sticticosta (Hampson, 1910) | |
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Arbelodes sticticosta is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the northern Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. The forewings are glossy pale olive-buff, with deep olive-buff dots along the termen at the end of all veins and a dark olive-buff subterminal line. The hindwings are glossy deep olive buff.[1]
References
- ↑ Lehmann, I., 2010: A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea:Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of thirteen new species. Published by the author. Hamburg, 82 pages, 8 b/w plates, 5 colour plates. Full article:
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