Biology:Salagena charlottae

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Short description: Species of moth

Salagena charlottae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Salagena
Species:
S. charlottae
Binomial name
Salagena charlottae
Lehmann, 2008

Salagena charlottae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kenya,[1] where it has been recorded from Gogoni Forest. The habitat consists of legume-dominated lowland coastal forests.

Description

The length of the forewings is about 7.5 mm. The forewings are pale orange-yellow, with streaks along the costal margin and crescent-shaped dots along the distal margin which are the same colour. There are streaks of antique brown on the whole upper side with small blackish streaks and dots, as well as a row of three to five small blackish dots near the apex. The hindwings are mouse-grey.

Etymology

The species is named for Charlotte Marie-Johanna Haberland, the grandmother of the author.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Lehmann, I., 2008: Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains Of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species From Two Upland Forests. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (1): 43-82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract: [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q14300943 entry