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Arbelodes meridialis

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Species of moth

Arbelodes meridialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Arbelodes
Species: A. meridialis
Binomial name
Arbelodes meridialis
Karsch, 1896
Synonyms
  • Arbelodes meridionalis Dalla Torre & Strand, 1923

Arbelodes meridialis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Orange Free State, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The habitat consists of temperate and subtropical grasslands.

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm for males and 12.5 mm for females.

References

  1. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Arbelodes meridialis


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