Salagena quentinlukei is a moth in the family Cossidae. Named for Quentin Luke,[1] it is found in Tanzania and Kenya,[2] where it has been recorded from the Taita Hills. The habitat consists of montane and upper montane areas.
| Salagena quentinlukei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Salagena |
| Species: | S. quentinlukei
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| Binomial name | |
| Salagena quentinlukei Lehmann, 2008[1]
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The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. The forewings are deep olive buff with black reticulations forming oblique lines from the costa and apex towards the lower termen. The hindwings are citrine drab with faded blackish reticulations (a net-like pattern) forming oblique lines from the inner margin towards the tornus.
References edit
- ^ a b Lehmann, Ingo (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.
- ^ Afro Moths