Cameraria fara
| Cameraria fara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cameraria |
| Species: | C. fara
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| Binomial name | |
| Cameraria fara de Prins, 2012
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Cameraria fara is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Cameroon. The habitat consists of riparian woodland with high standing grass.[1]
The length of the forewings is about 2.4 millimetres (0.094 in).[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e 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.
Categories:
- Endemic fauna of Cameroon
- Moths described in 2012
- Cameraria (moth)
- Insects of Cameroon
- Moths of Africa
- Cameraria (moth) stubs
- Taxa named by Jurate de Prins