Haberlandia odzalaensis

Haberlandia odzalaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Haberlandia
Species:	H. odzalaensis
Binomial name
	Haberlandia odzalaensis; Lehmann, 2011

Haberlandia odzalaensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, but might also be present in south-eastern Cameroon and the north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and 26 mm for females. The forewings are deep colonial buff with several buffy-olive lines from the costa to the dorsum. The hindwings are deep colonial buff with a buffy-olive patch.

Etymology

The species name refers to Odzala-Kokoua National Park, the type locality.[1]

References

Lehmann, Ingo (12 November 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" (PDF): 6. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.79417. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Lehmann, Ingo (12 November 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" (PDF): 6. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.79417. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)