Haberlandia clenchi
| Haberlandia clenchi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Haberlandia |
| Species: | H. clenchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Haberlandia clenchi Lehmann, 2011 | |
Haberlandia clenchi is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The habitat consists of a mosaic of open water, marshland, swamp forests, seasonally flooded forests and levee forests.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are colonial buff with buffy olive lines from the costal margin towards the discocellular cell. The hindwings are glossy colonial buff with scattered buffy olive lines.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Harry Kendon Clench.[1]
References
- ↑ Lehmann, I., 2011: The description of a new genus and twenty-three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea) from the lowland tropical rain forests of the Guineo-Congolian Region with notes on habitats and biogeography. Published by the author. Hamburg, 67 pages, 10 b/w plates, 6 colour plates, 1 coloured map: 1-67. Full article: