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Salagena charlottae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Salagena

Salagena charlottae is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Kenya, where it has been recorded from Gogoni Forest. The habitat consists of legume-dominated lowland coastal forests.

The length of the forewings is about 7.5 mm. The forewings are pale orange-yellow, with streaks along the costal margin and crescent-shaped dots along the distal margin which are the same colour. There are streaks of antique brown on the whole upper side with small blackish streaks and dots, as well as a row of three to five small blackish dots near the apex. The hindwings are mouse-grey.

Etymology

The species is named for Charlotte Marie-Johanna Haberland, the grandmother of the author.

References

Salagena charlottae Wikipedia