The length of the forewings is about 8 mm for males and 8.5 mm for females. The forewings are deep olive-buff with black reticulations. The hindwings are deep olive.
Etymologyedit
The species is named for Dr Benny Bytebier who collected the holotype.[2]
^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 History97 (1): 43-82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract: [1]
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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salagena, bennybytebieri, moth, family, cossidae, found, central, kenya, habitat, consists, submontane, forests, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, family, cossidae, genus, . Salagena bennybytebieri is a moth in the family Cossidae It is found in central Kenya 1 The habitat consists of dry submontane forests Salagena bennybytebieri Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Cossidae Genus Salagena Species S bennybytebieri Binomial name Salagena bennybytebieriLehmann 2008 The length of the forewings is about 8 mm for males and 8 5 mm for females The forewings are deep olive buff with black reticulations The hindwings are deep olive Etymology editThe species is named for Dr Benny Bytebier who collected the holotype 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 Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog This article relating to the moth subfamily Metarbelinae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salagena bennybytebieri amp oldid 1200004387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
