Salagena charlottae
| Salagena charlottae | |
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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. charlottae
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| Binomial name | |
| Salagena charlottae Lehmann, 2008
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Salagena charlottae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kenya,[1] where it has been recorded from Gogoni Forest. The habitat consists of legume-dominated lowland coastal forests.
Description[edit]
The length of the forewings is about 7.5 mm. The forewings are pale orange-yellow, with streaks along the costal margin and crescent-shaped dots along the distal margin which are the same colour. There are streaks of antique brown on the whole upper side with small blackish streaks and dots, as well as a row of three to five small blackish dots near the apex. The hindwings are mouse-grey.
Etymology[edit]
The species is named for Charlotte Marie-Johanna Haberland, the grandmother of the author.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Lehmann, I., 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. Abstract: [1]