Mountelgonia arcifera

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Mountelgonia arcifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Metarbelidae
Genus: Mountelgonia
Species:
M. arcifera
Binomial name
Mountelgonia arcifera
(Hampson, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Marshalliana arciferaHampson, 1909
  • Metarbela pallescensLe Cerf, 1914

Mountelgonia arcifera is a moth of the family Metarbelidae. It is found in southern Kenya and north-central Tanzania. The habitat consists of open grasslands with shrubs and/or trees at medium to high elevations.

The wingspan is about 24 mm for males and 26.5 mm for females. [1]

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