Shimonia oyiekeae

Shimonia oyiekeae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Shimonia
Species:	S. oyiekeae
Binomial name
	Shimonia oyiekeae; Lehmann & Rajaei, 2013

Shimonia oyiekeae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,^[1] where it has been recorded from Lubumbashi and Kolwezi.

The wingspan is 37 mm. The forewings are light ochre with patches of dark ochre at the costal margin. There is a dark ochre discal spot in the centre of the median cell and a dark ocher oblique waved subterminal line. The hindwings are cream ochreous.

Etymology[]

The species is named in honour of Dr Helida Achieng Oyieke.^[2]

References[]

^ Afro Moths
^ Lehmann, I.; Rajaei Sh., H. 2013: Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin, 62(1): 100-110. full article (PDF): [1]

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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[1] Afro Moths

[2] Lehmann, I.; Rajaei Sh., H. 2013: Description of a new genus and three new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea) from East and Central Africa, with notes on biogeography. Bonn zoological bulletin, 62(1): 100-110. full article (PDF): [1]

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