Species of moth

Arbelodes griseata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Cossidae
Genus:  | Arbelodes
Species:  |

A. griseata

Binomial name
Arbelodes griseata

(Janse, 1925)

Synonyms

* Metarbela griseata Janse, 1925

Arbelodes griseata is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng, the North-West Province and the Limpopo Province. The habitat consists of moist/dystrophic subtropical savannas and arid/eutrophic savannas.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. The forewings are ecru-olive, covered with deep olive-buff spots and lunules at the costal margin and termen. The hindwings are glossy ecru-olive.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Lehmann, I., 2010: A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea:Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of thirteen new species. Published by the author. Hamburg, 82 pages, 8 b/w plates, 5 colour plates. Full article: [1][permanent dead link]

* Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q13390263
* Wikispecies: Arbelodes griseata
* EoL: 382735
* GBIF: 1731066
* iNaturalist: 651124
* IRMNG: 10331656
* LepIndex: 71564

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