Lebedodes willihaberlandi

Lebedodes willihaberlandi is a moth in the family Metarbelidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the Mufindi Forests. The habitat consists of montane and upper montane woodlands and bushland.

Lebedodes willihaberlandi
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L. willihaberlandi
Binomial name
Lebedodes willihaberlandi
Lehmann, 2008

The length of the forewings is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are pale olive-buff with a buffy brown streak in the upper centre of the cell and a large spot below the lower angle of the cell. The terminal line, subterminal line, postmedial line and distal line are reduced to buffy brown striae. The hindwings are light-buff.

Etymology

The species is named for Willi Eduard Haberland, the grandfather of the author.[2]

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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:


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