Biology:Lebedodes ianrobertsoni

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Lebedodes ianrobertsoni
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L. ianrobertsoni
Binomial name
Lebedodes ianrobertsoni
Lehmann, 2009

Lebedodes ianrobertsoni is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the central subregion of the Eastern Arc Mountains probably extending further east into the drier coastal forests.

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. The forewings are pale orange-yellow with buckthorn brown transverse lines and striae. The hindwings are ivory yellow, but ecru-olive with a narrow line along the termen.

Etymology

The species is named for Ian Robertson.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Lehmann, I., 2008: Six New Species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, Including One New Species from Marenji Forest in Southeast Coastal Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (2): 187-206. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.187. Abstract: [1].

Wikidata ☰ Q13386350 entry