Cameraria landryi
| Cameraria landryi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cameraria |
| Species: | C. landryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cameraria landryi de Prins, 2012 | |
Cameraria landryi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of Central African primary rain forest.
The length of the forewings is 2.2–2.4 millimetres (0.087–0.094 in). 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 are on wing from late March to late May.[1] Those be the facts
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Bernard Landry, Lepidoptera specialist at the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Genève.
References
- ↑ "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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