Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cossidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Metarbela | |
Metarbela shimonii is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Kenya, where it has been recorded from Gogoni Forest and Kaya Muhaka. The habitat consists of legume-dominated lowland coastal forests.
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm. The forewings are greyish-olive with a tawny olive streak, edged black with minute white spots. The hindwings are fuscous.
Etymology
The species is named for Shimoni Lehmann, the son of the author.
References
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