Biology:Mountelgonia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Mountelgonia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Metarbelidae
Genus: Mountelgonia
Lehmann, 2013
Species

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Mountelgonia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae, Metarbelidae.

Distribution

The known species of this genus are found in Central & Eastern Africa (Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia).[1]

Species

  • Mountelgonia percivali Lehmann, 2013 (Kenya)
  • Mountelgonia lumbuaensis Lehmann, 2013 (Kenya)
  • Mountelgonia arcifera (Hampson, 1909), (Kenya & Tanzania)
  • Mountelgonia abercornensis Lehmann, 2013 (Zambia)
  • Mountelgonia thikaensis Lehmann, 2013 (Kenya)
  • Mountelgonia pagana (Strand, 1909) (Rwanda)
  • Mountelgonia urundiensis Lehmann, 2013 (Burundi)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16992108 entry