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