Lebedodes ianrobertsoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Lebedodes |
Species: | L. ianrobertsoni |
Binomial name | |
Lebedodes ianrobertsoni Lehmann, 2009 |
Lebedodes ianrobertsoni is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania, where it has been recorded from the central subregion of the Eastern Arc Mountains probably extending further east into the drier coastal forests.
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm.
Etymology
The species is named for Ian Robertson.
References
- Afro Moths
- Lehmann, I., 2008: Six New Species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, Including One New Species from Marenji Forest in Southeast Coastal Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (2): 187-206. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.187. Abstract: .
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lebedodes ianrobertsoni |
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