Metarbela chidzingai
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| Metarbela chidzingai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Metarbela |
| Species: | M. chidzingai
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| Binomial name | |
| Metarbela chidzingai Lehmann, 2008
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Metarbela chidzingai is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania.[1] The habitat consists of lowland and submontane woodlands.
The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm.
Etymology
The species is named for Saidi Ali Chidzinga of the Coastal Forest Conservation Unit.[2]
References
- ^ 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]