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Haberlandia otfriedi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Haberlandia

Haberlandia otfriedi is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Ghana. The habitat consists of rainforests.

The wingspan is about 17 mm for males and 20 mm for females. The male forewings are colonial buff with buffy olive lines. The hindwings are colonial buff with a reticulated buffy olive pattern. Females have deep colonial buff forewings with lines of Isabella colour. The hindwings are deep colonial buff with a reticulated Isabella colour pattern.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr Otfried Lange.

References

Haberlandia otfriedi Wikipedia