Metarbela chidzingai is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania.Afro Moths The habitat consists of lowland and submontane woodlands.
The length of the forewings is about 10.5 mm.
Etymology The species is named for Saidi Ali Chidzinga of the Coastal Forest Conservation Unit., 2008: Ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the coastal forests and the Eastern Arc Mountains Of Kenya and Tanzania, including one species From Two Upland Forests. Journal of East African Natural History 97 (1): 43-82. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317(2008)97[43:TNSOML]2.0.CO;2. Abstract:
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog