Arbelodes meridialis

Arbelodes meridialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Arbelodes
Species:	A. meridialis
Binomial name
	Arbelodes meridialis; Karsch, 1896
Synonyms
	Arbelodes meridionalis Dalla Torre & Strand, 1923;

Arbelodes meridialis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Orange Free State, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The habitat consists of temperate and subtropical grasslands.

The length of the forewings is about 12 mm for males and 12.5 mm for females.^[1]

References

^ Lehmann, I., 2010: A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea:Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of thirteen new species. Published by the author. Hamburg, 82 pages, 8 b/w plates, 5 colour plates. Full article: [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Lehmann, I., 2010: A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea:Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of thirteen new species. Published by the author. Hamburg, 82 pages, 8 b/w plates, 5 colour plates. Full article: [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

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