Shimonia oyiekeae

Shimonia oyiekeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Metarbelidae
Genus:	Shimonia
Species:	S. oyiekeae
Binomial name
	Shimonia oyiekeae; Lehmann & Rajaei, 2013

Last updated December 17, 2025

Shimonia oyiekeae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,^[1] where it has been recorded from Lubumbashi and Kolwezi.

The wingspan is 37 mm.^[2]

References

↑ Afro Moths
↑ Lehmann, I.; Rajaei Sh., H. 2013: Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin, 62(1): 100-110. full article (PDF):

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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[1] Afro Moths

[2] Lehmann, I.; Rajaei Sh., H. 2013: Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin, 62(1): 100-110. full article (PDF):

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