Salagena quentinlukei

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Metarbelidae
Genus: Salagena
Species: Salagena quentinlukei
Name

Salagena quentinlukei I. Lehmann, 2008

Type locality: Kenya, Taita-Taveta District, Taita Hills, Ngangao Forest

Holotype: MRAC. female ♀. Genitalia slide no. 23/072007 I. Lehmann. 24.III.2000. leg. Ugo Dall'Asta.
References

Lehmann, I., 2008: Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains Of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species From Two Upland Forests. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (1): 43–82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract: [1].

Salagena quentinlukei is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania and Kenya,[2] where it has been recorded from the Taita Hills. The habitat consists of montane and upper montane areas.

The length of the forewings is about 10 mm. The forewings are deep olive buff with black reticulations forming oblique lines from the costa and apex towards the lower termen. The hindwings are citrine drab with faded blackish reticulations (a net-like pattern) forming oblique lines from the inner margin towards the tornus.
Etymology

The species is named for Quentin Luke.[1]
References

Lehmann, Ingo (2008). "Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species from two upland forests". Journal of East African Natural History. 97 (1): 43–82. doi:10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2.

Afro Moths

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog