Arbelodes dicksoni

Arbelodes dicksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Arbelodes
Species:	A. dicksoni
Binomial name
	Arbelodes dicksoni; Lehmann, 2010

Arbelodes dicksoni is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Cape Town. The habitat consists of subtropical thickets.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm.

Etymology

The species is named for Charles Gordon Campbell Dickson who collected the holotype.

References

1 2 3 4 Lehmann, Ingo (2010). A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of 13 new species. Ingo Lehmann (self-published). doi:10.5962/bhl.title.79419.

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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[Lehmann_2010-1] 1 2 3 4 Lehmann, Ingo (2010). A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of 13 new species. Ingo Lehmann (self-published). doi:10.5962/bhl.title.79419.