Cameraria fara
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| Cameraria fara | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cameraria |
| Species: | C. fara |
| Binomial name | |
| Cameraria fara de Prins, 2012 | |
Cameraria fara is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Cameroon. The habitat consists of riparian woodland with high standing grass
The length of the forewings is about 2.4 mm. The forewing ground colour is ochreous with dirty white/black markings consisting of three transverse fasciae, one costal patch and one dorsal strigula and marked blackish-fuscous at the tornus. The hindwings are dirty white with a golden shine along the costal margin. Adults have been recorded on wing at the end of November.[1]
Etymology
The specific name refers to the Faro River, the floodplain of which is the type locality.
References
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