Moyencharia joeli
| Moyencharia joeli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Metarbelidae |
| Genus: | Moyencharia |
| Species: | M. joeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Moyencharia joeli Lehmann, 2013 | |
Moyencharia joeli is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in north-central and north-east central Nigeria and probably north-western Cameroon. The habitat consists of a mosaic of wooded farmland and drier peripheral semi-evergreen Guineo-Congolian rain forests and riparian forests at low elevations.
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are warm buff and light orange-yellow mixed with sepia and clay colour. The hindwings are warm buff and ivory yellow.
Etymology
The species is named for Joel Mutisya Kioko.[1]
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