Shimonia timberlakei

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Shimonia timberlakei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Metarbelidae
Genus: Shimonia
Species:
S. timberlakei
Binomial name
Shimonia timberlakei
Lehmann & Rajaei, 2013

Shimonia timberlakei is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo,[1] where it has been recorded from Eala.

The wingspan is 38 mm for males and 41 mm for females.

Etymology[edit]

The species is named after Jonathan Timberlake, the editor of Flora Zambesiaca.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Lehmann, I.; Rajaei Sh., H. 2013: Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin, 62(1): 100-110. full article (PDF): [1]