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Arbelodes flavicolor

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Arbelodes

Arbelodes flavicolor is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Impetyeni Forest in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The habitat consists of mistbelt forests

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The forewings are umber with a few brown spots along the costal margin and small brown patches along the termen. The hindwings are light orange-yellow at the centre, followed by a broad band of glossy brown along the termen. The edge opposite of the abdomen has long, light orange-yellow hairs.

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Arbelodes flavicolor Wikipedia