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Ortharbela cliftoni

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Ortharbela cliftoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Ortharbela
Species:
O. cliftoni
Binomial name
Ortharbela cliftoni
Lehmann, 2009

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.

Etymology

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The species is named for Mike Peter Clifton.[2]

References

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  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].
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