''Paralebedella shimonii'' is a
moth in the family
Cossidae. It is found in
Kenya. The habitat consists of
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
-dominated coastal forests.
The length of the forewings is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are buffy brown. The terminal line and subterminal line are formed by dots of mummy brown with a green centre. The hindwings are orange pink with long hairs of begonia rose towards the base, mixed with long hairs of buff yellow.
Etymology
The species is named for Shimoni Lehmann, the son of the author.
[, 2008: Six New Species of ''Metarbelidae'' (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, Including One New Species from Marenji Forest in Southeast Coastal Kenya. ''Journal of East African Natural History'' 97 (2): 187-206. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.187. Abstract]
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Endemic moths of Kenya
Metarbelinae
Moths described in 2009
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