Mountelgonia lumbuaensis explained

Mountelgonia lumbuaensis is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in the Mau Forest complex in the south-western highlands of Kenya. The habitat consists of both wet and dry Afromontane forest at high altitudes.

The wingspan is about 24 mm.

Etymology

The species is named after Lumbua, Kenya.[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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