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Arbelodes sticticosta

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Species of moth

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

Arbelodes sticticosta is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the northern Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.

The length of the forewings is about 15 mm.

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 sticticosta


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