Arbelodes albitorquata
| Arbelodes albitorquata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Arbelodes |
| Species: | A. albitorquata |
| Binomial name | |
| Arbelodes albitorquata (Hampson, 1910) | |
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Arbelodes albitorquata is a moth in the family Cossidae.[1] It is found in South Africa[2][3] in association with the Drakensberg/Great Escarpment, possibly including the Lesotho Highlands. The habitat consists of Afromontane grassland-forests and grassland-thicket mosaics.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 12.5 mm.[2]
References
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Arbelodes albitorquata (Hampson, 1910)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Arbelodes Karsch, 1896". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 August 2024.