Paralebedella estherae

Paralebedella estherae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania and Uganda.[1] The habitat consists of submontane forests.

Paralebedella estherae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
P. estherae
Binomial name
Paralebedella estherae
Lehmann, 2008

The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm. The forewings are dark olive-buff, reticulated with olive-brown. The hindwings are deep olive-buff, reticulated with olive-brown. The colour is orange-pink along the inner margin and opposite of the abdomen.

Etymology

The species is named for Dr Esther Kioko.[2]

gollark: I think you may have accidentally sorted by descending instead of ascending there.
gollark: Hmm, I wonder what countries are least dystopian-nightmare-statey?
gollark: Oh yes, definitely.
gollark: There was some 12-year-old arrested for saying mean racist things to a celebrity a few days back.
gollark: Don't go to the UK, since we are inconsistently a dystopian nightmare state.

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:


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.