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Haberlandia lusamboensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Haberlandia

Haberlandia lusamboensis is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Lusambo and Katakokombe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo into the south-eastern Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of moist and drier types of lowland rainforests.

The wingspan is about 23.5 mm for males and 27.5 mm for females. The forewings are deep colonial buff with isabella colour lines from the costal margin to the dorsum. The hindwings are light yellowish olive with a reticulated (net-like) pattern of isabella. The hindwings of the females are similar to those of the males, but the inner half of the wing is pure isabella.

Etymology

The species is named for Lusambo, the type locality.

References

Haberlandia lusamboensis Wikipedia