Arbelodes flavicolor
Arbelodes flavicolor is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in south-eastern South Africa, where it has been recorded from the Impetyeni Forest in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The habitat consists of mistbelt forests
| Arbelodes flavicolor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Arbelodes |
| Species: | A. flavicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Arbelodes flavicolor (Janse, 1925) | |
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The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. The forewings are umber with a few brown spots along the costal margin and small brown patches along the termen. The hindwings are light orange-yellow at the centre, followed by a broad band of glossy brown along the termen. The edge opposite of the abdomen has long, light orange-yellow hairs.[1]
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