''Lebedodes johni'' 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
Cossidae. It is found in
Kenya
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, where it has been recorded from Arabuko-Sokoke. The habitat consists of legume-dominated lowland woodlands.
The length of the forewings is about 11 mm. The forewings are deep olive-buff with a deep olive-buff spot near the end of the cell. The veins are pale olive-buff towards the termen and the terminal line is pale olive-buff. There is also a double subterminal line of same colour. The hindwings are pale olive-buff with darker veins.
Etymology
The species is named for John Albert Jones.
[, 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 3:TNSOML.0.CO;2. Abstract]
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References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Endemic moths of Kenya
Metarbelinae
Moths described in 2008
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