Shimonia splendida

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Shimonia splendida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Metarbelidae
Genus: Shimonia
Species:
S. splendida
Binomial name
Shimonia splendida
(D. S. Fletcher, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Metarbela splendidaD. S. Fletcher, 1968

Shimonia splendida is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1968. It is found in the north-eastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. [1]

The wingspan is 45 mm for males. The forewings are pale greyish ochre with a dark olive terminal and subterminal line. There is a sepia discal spot in the cell and there are several olive faded lines. The hindwings are pale greyish ochre, with a faded reticulated pattern of strong olive. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Shimonia splendida (Fletcher D. S., 1968)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  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.