Arbelodes albitorquata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Arbelodes |
Species: | A. albitorquata |
Binomial name | |
Arbelodes albitorquata (Hampson, 1910) | |
Synonyms | |
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Arbelodes albitorquata is a moth in the family Cossidae. [1] It is found in South Africa [2] [3] in association with the Drakensberg/Great Escarpment, possibly including the Lesotho Highlands. The habitat consists of Afromontane grassland-forests and grassland-thicket mosaics. [2]
The length of the forewings is about 12.5 mm. [2]
The Metarbelidae are a family of the Cossoidea also called the carpenter or goat moths, and is sometimes treated as a subfamily, Metarbelinae of the Cossidae. No synapomorphies are shared with the Cossidae based on adult morphology. The family Metarbelidae was first described by Embrik Strand in 1909.
Arbelodes is a genus of moths in the family Metarbelidae.
Metarbela is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by William Jacob Holland in 1893.
Arbelodes agassizi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Cederberg.
Arbelodes claudiae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in northern Malawi and north-eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of Juniperus forests and legume-dominated miombo.
Arbelodes deprinsi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the forest-grassland mosaic of the Dragon Peaks Mountain Resort.
Arbelodes dicksoni is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Cape Town. The habitat consists of subtropical thickets.
Arbelodes dupreezi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Namibia, where it has been recorded from the Karas Region. The habitat consists of montane desert shrublands.
Arbelodes flavicolor is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Impetyeni Forest in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Arbelodes franziskae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Cederberg. The habitat consists of submontane and montane woody riparian areas.
Arbelodes griseata is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng, the North-West Province and the Limpopo Province. The habitat consists of moist/dystrophic subtropical savannas and arid/eutrophic savannas.
Arbelodes haberlandorum is a moth in the family Metarbelidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Cederberg. The habitat consists of submontane and montane riparian areas.
Arbelodes heringi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Namibia, where it has been recorded from Windhoek. The habitat consists of montane wooded grasslands.
Arbelodes kruegeri is a moth in the family Metarbelidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Cederberg. The habitat consists of submontane and montane woody riparian areas.
Arbelodes meridialis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Orange Free State, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The habitat consists of temperate and subtropical grasslands.
Arbelodes mondeensis is a moth in the family Metarbelidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Eastern Cape. The habitat consists of thickets and tree clumps.
Arbelodes sebelensis is a moth in the family Metarbelidae. It is found in south-eastern Botswana and possibly extends eastwards into South Africa. The habitat consists of legume-dominated savanna.
Arbelodes shimonii is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Cederberg. The habitat consists of submontane and montane woody riparian areas.
Arbelodes sticticosta is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the northern Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
Arbelodes varii is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Western Cape Province.