Shimonia splendida

Shimonia splendida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Shimonia
Species: S. splendida
Binomial name
Shimonia splendida
(Fletcher D. S., 1968)
Synonyms
  • Metarbela splendida Fletcher D. S., 1968

Shimonia splendida is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in the north-eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo and western Uganda.[1]

The wingspan is 45 mm for males. The forewings are pale greyish-ochre with a dark olive terminal and subterminal line. There is a sepia discal spot in the cell and there are several olive faded lines. The hindwings are pale greyish-ochre, with a faded reticulated pattern of strong olive.[2]

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Lehmann, I.; Rajaei Sh., H. 2013: Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin, 62(1): 100-110. full article (PDF):