Metarbela abdulrahmani

Metarbela abdulrahmani
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Metarbela
Species:	M. abdulrahmani
Binomial name
	Metarbela abdulrahmani; Lehmann, 2008

Metarbela abdulrahmani is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,^[1] where it has been recorded from the East Usambara Mountains. The habitat consists of submontane forests.

The length of the forewings is about 15 mm.

Etymology

The species is named for Matano Abdulrahman of the Coastal Forest Conservation Unit.^[2]

References

^ Afro Moths
^ Lehmann, I., 2008: Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains Of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species From Two Upland Forests. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (1): 43-82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract: [1]

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[1] Afro Moths

[2] Lehmann, I., 2008: Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains Of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species From Two Upland Forests. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (1): 43-82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract: [1]

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