Mountelgonia lumbuaensis

Mountelgonia lumbuaensis is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in the Mau Forest complex in the south-western highlands of Kenya. The habitat consists of both wet and dry Afromontane forest at high altitudes.

Mountelgonia lumbuaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Subfamily:
Metarbelidae
Genus:
Mountelgonia
Species:
M. lumbuaensis
Binomial name
Mountelgonia lumbuaensis
Lehmann, 2013

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are warm buff. The costal margin is sepia. The hindwings are glossy ivory yellow.

Etymology

The species is named after the locality Lumbua, Kenya.[1]

References
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  1. Lehmann, 2013. Description of two new genera and ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from western, north-central and eastern Africa with notes on habitats and biogeography.


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