Haberlandia entebbeensis

Haberlandia entebbeensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Haberlandia
Species: H. entebbeensis
Binomial name
Haberlandia entebbeensis
Lehmann, 2011

Haberlandia entebbeensis is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Uganda. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are pale orange yellow with buckthorn-brown lines and striae from the costal margin to the dorsum. The hindwings are deep colonial buff with a reticulated (net-like) buckthorn-brown pattern.

Etymology

The species is named for Entebbe, the type locality.[1]

References

  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:


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