Metarbela lornadepewae
| Metarbela lornadepewae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Metarbela |
| Species: | M. lornadepewae
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| Binomial name | |
| Metarbela lornadepewae Lehmann, 2009
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Metarbela lornadepewae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania,[1] where it has been recorded from the Udzungwa Mountains. The habitat consists of montane and upper montane forests.
The length of the forewings is about 10 mm.
Etymology[edit]
The species is named for Lorna Anne Depew.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ 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: [1].