Haberlandia entebbeensis
| Haberlandia entebbeensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Metarbelidae |
| Genus: | Haberlandia |
| Species: | H. entebbeensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Haberlandia entebbeensis Lehmann, 2011
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Haberlandia entebbeensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. 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[edit]
The species is named for Entebbe, the type locality.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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: [1]