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Mountelgonia
''Mountelgonia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae, Metarbelidae. Distribution The known species of this genus are found in Central & Eastern Africa (Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...). Species *'' Mountelgonia percivali'' Lehmann, 2013 (Kenya) *'' Mountelgonia lumbuaensis'' Lehmann, 2013 (Kenya) *'' Mountelgonia arcifera'' (Hampson, 1909), (Kenya & Tanzania) *'' Mountelgonia abercornensis'' Lehmann, 2013 (Zambia) *'' Mountelgonia thikaensis'' Lehmann, 2013 (Kenya) *'' Mountelgonia pagana'' (Strand, 1909) (Rwanda) *'' Mountelgonia urundiensis'' Lehmann, 2013 (Burundi) References Metarbelinae {{Metarbelinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is about 22 mm for males and 26.5 mm for females. References Moths described in 2013 Mountelgonia Moths of Africa {{Metarbelinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountelgonia Pagana
''Mountelgonia pagana'' is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in north-eastern Rwanda. The habitat consists of a mosaic of wooded savanna, farmland and dry forests. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is about 21.5 mm. References Moths described in 1909 Mountelgonia Moths of Africa {{Metarbelinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountelgonia Abercornensis
''Mountelgonia abercornensis'' is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in north-eastern Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor .... The habitat consists of woodland mosaic at high elevations. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The species is named after the type locality of Abercorn (now Mbala, Zambia). References Endemic moth species of Zambia Moths described in 2013 Mountelgonia Fauna of Zambia Moths of Africa {{Metarbelinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |