Groenendaelia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae.[1] Its only species, Groenendaelia kinabaluensis, is found in Sundaland, including Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of montane forests and lowland areas.

Groenendaelia
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Groenendaelia

Yakovlev, 2004
Species:
G. kinabaluensis
Binomial name
Groenendaelia kinabaluensis
(Gaede, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Cossus kinabaluensis Gaede, 1933
  • Holcocerus kinabaluensis

The forewings are brown, divided from the striated bone grey apical area by a concave margin.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Groenendaelia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Groenendaelia kinabaluensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ The Moths of Borneo