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Lebedodes leifaarviki

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Lebedodes leifaarviki
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L. leifaarviki
Binomial name
Lebedodes leifaarviki
Lehmann, 2009

Lebedodes leifaarviki is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the central subregion of the Eastern Arc Mountains.

The length of the forewings is about 11 mm. The forewings are Saccardo's umber with a reticulated pattern of sepia. The hindwings are sepia.

Etymology

The species is named for Leif Aarvik.[2]

References

  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ 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].