Haberlandia lusamboensis

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Haberlandia lusamboensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Metarbelidae
Genus: Haberlandia
Species:
H. lusamboensis
Binomial name
Haberlandia lusamboensis
Lehmann, 2011

Haberlandia lusamboensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Lusambo and Katakokombe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo into the south-eastern Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of moist and drier types of lowland rainforests.

The wingspan is about 23.5 mm for males and 27.5 mm for females. The forewings are deep colonial buff with isabella colour lines from the costal margin to the dorsum. The hindwings are light yellowish olive with a reticulated (net-like) pattern of isabella. The hindwings of the females are similar to those of the males, but the inner half of the wing is pure isabella.

Etymology

The species is named for Lusambo, the type locality. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Lehmann, I., 2011: The description of a new genus and twenty-three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea) from the lowland tropical rain forests of the Guineo-Congolian Region with notes on habitats and biogeography. Published by the author. Hamburg, 67 pages, 10 b/w plates, 6 colour plates, 1 coloured map: 1-67. Full article:


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