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Arbelodes albitorquata

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Species of moth

Arbelodes albitorquata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Arbelodes
Species: A. albitorquata
Binomial name
Arbelodes albitorquata
(Hampson, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Metarbela albitorquata Hampson, 1910

Arbelodes albitorquata is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa in association with the Drakensberg/Great Escarpment, possibly including the Lesotho Highlands. The habitat consists of Afromontane grassland-forests and grassland-thicket mosaics.

The length of the forewings is about 12.5 mm.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Arbelodes albitorquata (Hampson, 1910)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ Lehmann, Ingo (2010). A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of 13 new species. Ingo Lehmann (self-published). doi:10.5962/bhl.title.79419.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Arbelodes Karsch, 1896". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Arbelodes albitorquata


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