Moyencharia mineti
Moyencharia mineti is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in southern Chad and probably also the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of a mosaic of riparian forests, open woodland and wooded floodplain grassland at low elevations.
| Moyencharia mineti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Moyencharia |
| Species: | M. mineti |
| Binomial name | |
| Moyencharia mineti Lehmann, 2013 | |
The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and 32 mm for females.
Etymology
The species is named for Professor Dr Joël Minet.[1]
References
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