Meharia hackeri
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Meharia
Species:
M. hackeri
Binomial name
Meharia hackeri
Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Yakovlev, 2011[1]

Meharia hackeri is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Socotra, Yemen.

The wingspan is 21–22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish brown with white longitudinal fascia forming the wing pattern.

Etymology

The species' name is dedicated to Hermann Hacker, a prominent German lepidopterist, who has contributed much to the investigation of macro-moths of the Arabian peninsula and Africa.

References

  1. "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". Pensoft.net. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-19. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.


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