Arbelodes albitorquata

Arbelodes albitorquata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Arbelodes
Species:	A. albitorquata
Binomial name
	Arbelodes albitorquata; (Hampson, 1910)
Synonyms
	Metarbela albitorquata Hampson, 1910;

Arbelodes albitorquata is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. The habitat consists of Afromontane grassland-forests and grassland-thicket mosaics.

The length of the forewings is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are buffy olive with a broad white postmedial and terminal band. The hindwings are deep olive-buff.^[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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