Shimonia timberlakei

Species of moth

Shimonia timberlakei

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Metarbelidae
Genus:  | Shimonia
Species:  |

S. timberlakei

Binomial name
Shimonia timberlakei

Lehmann & Rajaei, 2013

Shimonia timberlakei is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo,[1] where it has been recorded from Eala.

The wingspan is 38 mm for males and 41 mm for females.

## Etymology[edit]

The species is named after Jonathan Timberlake, the editor of Flora Zambesiaca.[2]

## References[edit]

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]

* Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q18130222
* Wikispecies: Shimonia timberlakei
* AfroMoths: SHIMTIMB
* GBIF: 8963196

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