Arbelodes flavicolor

Arbelodes flavicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Arbelodes
Species: A. flavicolor
Binomial name
Arbelodes flavicolor
(Janse, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Metarbela flavicolor Janse, 1925

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

  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: