''Mountelgonia abercornensis'' is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in north-eastern Zambia. The habitat consists of woodland mosaic at high elevations. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are warm buff, the costal margin is buckthorn brown. The hindwings are glossy warm buff.

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality of Abercorn (now

Mbala, Zambia Mbala is Zambia’s most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District in Northern Province, occupying a strategic location close to the border with Tanzania and controlling the southern approaches to Lake Tanganyika, 40 km by road to the ...

).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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References

Endemic fauna of Zambia Moths described in 2013 Mountelgonia Fauna of Zambia Moths of Africa {{Metarbelinae-stub