Mountelgonia abercornensis explained

Mountelgonia abercornensis is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in north-eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of woodland mosaic at high elevations.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The species is named after the type locality of Abercorn (now Mbala, Zambia).[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Documents/Lehmann_2013.pdf Lehmann, 2013. Description of two new genera and ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from western, north-central and eastern Africa with notes on habitats and biogeography.

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