Haberlandia togoensis

Haberlandia togoensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Metarbelidae
Genus:	Haberlandia
Species:	H. togoensis
Binomial name
	Haberlandia togoensis; Lehmann, 2011

Haberlandia togoensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in central Togo.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are warm buff with ecru-olive lines towards the dorsum. The hindwings are colonial buff with a reticulated buffy olive pattern.

Etymology

The species is named for the country Togo, the type locality.^[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: [1]

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[1] 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: [1]

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