Metarbela chidzingai

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Metarbela chidzingai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Metarbela
Species:
M. chidzingai
Binomial name
Metarbela chidzingai
Lehmann, 2008

Metarbela chidzingai is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania. [1] The habitat consists of lowland and submontane woodlands.

The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm.

Etymology

The species is named for Saidi Ali Chidzinga of the Coastal Forest Conservation Unit. [2]

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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 History97 (1): 43-82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract: