''Mountelgonia urundiensis'' is a
moth of the family
Cossidae. It is found on the high central plateau of
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
. The habitat consists of forest/woodland mosaic with riverine forests at high elevations.
The
wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are warm buff, the costal margin with sepia. The hindwings are glossy ivory yellow, with slightly darker veins.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Urundi, the name of Burundi before the country gained independence in 1962.
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
Moths described in 2013
Mountelgonia
Moths of Africa
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