Mountelgonia urundiensis

Mountelgonia urundiensis is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found on the high central plateau of Burundi. The habitat consists of forest/woodland mosaic with riverine forests at high elevations.

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

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are warm buff, the costal margin with sepia. The hindwings are glossy ivory yellow, with slightly darker veins.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Urundi, the name of Burundi before the country gained independence in 1962.[1]

References
  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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