Haberlandia lusamboensis
| Haberlandia lusamboensis | |
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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. lusamboensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Haberlandia lusamboensis Lehmann, 2011
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Haberlandia lusamboensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Lusambo and Katakokombe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo into the south-eastern Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of moist and drier types of lowland rainforests.
The wingspan is about 23.5 mm for males and 27.5 mm for females.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Lusambo, the type locality.[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]