Mountelgonia percivali

Mountelgonia percivali is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found from the areas east of the summits of Mount Elgon to the western highlands of Kenya. It is probably also found on the western side of Mount Elgon in Uganda. The habitat consists of dry Afromontane forest at high altitudes.

Mountelgonia percivali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Subfamily:
Metarbelidae
Genus:
Mountelgonia
Species:
M. percivali
Binomial name
Mountelgonia percivali
Lehmann, 2013

The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and 26.5 mm for females. The forewings are sepia and yellow ochre below the cell and near the base. The hindwings are glossy ivory yellow.

Etymology

The species is named after the naturalist Arthur Blayney Percival.[1]

References
  1. Lehmann, 2013. Description of two new genera and ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from western, north-central and eastern Africa with notes on habitats and biogeography.


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