Haberlandia otfriedi
| Haberlandia otfriedi | |
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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. otfriedi
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| Binomial name | |
| Haberlandia otfriedi Lehmann, 2011
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Haberlandia otfriedi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Ghana. The habitat consists of rainforests.
The wingspan is about 17 mm for males and 20 mm for females. The male forewings are colonial buff with buffy olive lines. The hindwings are colonial buff with a reticulated buffy olive pattern. Females have deep colonial buff forewings with lines of Isabella colour. The hindwings are deep colonial buff with a reticulated Isabella colour pattern.
Etymology[edit]
The species is named in honour of Dr Otfried Lange.[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]