Salagena quentinlukei

Salagena quentinlukei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Salagena
Species:	S. quentinlukei
Binomial name
	Salagena quentinlukei; Lehmann, 2008[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

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[Lehmann-1] 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.

[2] Afro Moths