Arbelodes Kruegeri
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''Arbelodes kruegeri'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family
Metarbelidae The Metarbelidae are a family of the Cossoidea also called the carpenter or goat moths, and is sometimes treated as a subfamily, Metarbelinae of the Cossidae. No synapomorphies are shared with the Cossidae based on adult morphology. The family Met ...
. It is found in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
, where it has been recorded from the Cederberg. The habitat consists of submontane and montane woody riparian areas. The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The forewings are glossy light greyish olive with deep greyish olive spots along the costa. The hindwings are glossy greyish olive.


Etymology

The species is named for Dr Martin Krüger., 2010: A revision of the genus Arbelodes Karsch (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea:Metarbelidae) from southeast-central and southern Africa with the description of thirteen new species. ''Published by the author. Hamburg, 82 pages, 8 b/w plates, 5 colour plates''. Full article

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References


Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 2010 Metarbelinae {{Metarbelinae-stub