''Arbelodes iridescens'' is a
moth in the family
Cossidae. It is found in north-eastern
South Africa, where it has been recorded from Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The habitat consists of Afromontane forests and thickets.
The length of the forewings is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are glossy pale olive-buff with a white terminal band. The hindwings are glossy citrine drab.
[, 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 1925
Metarbelinae
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