Arbelodes flavicolor
| Arbelodes flavicolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Arbelodes |
| Species: | A. flavicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Arbelodes flavicolor (Janse, 1925) | |
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Arbelodes flavicolor is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Impetyeni Forest in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The habitat consists of mistbelt forests
The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The forewings are umber with a few brown spots along the costal margin and small brown patches along the termen. The hindwings are light orange-yellow at the centre, followed by a broad band of glossy brown along the termen. The edge opposite of the abdomen has long, light orange-yellow hairs.[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: