Ortharbela cliftoni
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| Ortharbela cliftoni Lehmann, 2009
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Ortharbela cliftoni is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the East Usambara Mountains. The habitat consists of submontane forests.
The length of the forewings is about 8.5 mm. The forewings are buckthorn brown with tawny-olive spots along the costal margin, edged with sepia. These same spots are found along the termen. There is a large sepia patch from near the apex. The hindwings are olive brown.
Etymology
The species is named for Mike Peter Clifton.[2]
References
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Lehmann, I., 2008: Six New Species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, Including One New Species from Marenji Forest in Southeast Coastal Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (2): 187-206. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.187. Abstract: [1].