Cameraria sokoke
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. sokoke
Binomial name
Cameraria sokoke
de Prins, 2012

Cameraria sokoke is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in coastal forests of eastern Kenya.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 1.9 millimetres (0.075 in).[1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is light ochreous with white markings consisting of a basal streak and three parallel fasciae.[1] The hindwings are pale greyish with a silvery shine and with a long fringe of slightly darker shading without shine.[1] Adults are on wing in late March.[1]

Etymology

The specific name refers to the type locality.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jurate De Prins; Akito Y. Kawahara (20 December 2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)". Zootaxa. 3594 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3594.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97576949.


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