Shimonia timberlakei
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| Shimonia timberlakei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Metarbelidae |
| Genus: | Shimonia |
| Species: | S. timberlakei
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| Binomial name | |
| Shimonia timberlakei Lehmann & Rajaei, 2013
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Shimonia timberlakei is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo,[1] where it has been recorded from Eala.
The wingspan is 38 mm for males and 41 mm for females.
Etymology
The species is named after Jonathan Timberlake, the editor of Flora Zambesiaca.[2]
References
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Lehmann, I.; Rajaei Sh., H. 2013: Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin, 62(1): 100-110. full article (PDF): [1]