Cameraria torridella
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| Species: | C. torridella
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Cameraria torridella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Rift Valley in Kenya.[1] The habitat consists of areas at altitudes between 2,200–2,500 metres (7,200–8,200 ft), where green vegetation is present for 10 months of the year.[1]
The length of the forewings is 3–3.6 millimetres (0.12–0.14 in).[1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is shiny ochreous with white markings consisting of a basal streak, two fascia, two costal and one dorsal strigulae.[1] The hindwings are light fuscous with a long light ochreous shiny fringe.[1] Adults are on wing in early March and from late October to early December.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on .[1] The mine is tentiform and made on the underside of the leaf.[1]
Etymology[]
The name is derived from the specific name of the host plant, coupled with the diminutive Latin suffix –ella.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
- Moths described in 2012
- Cameraria (moth)
- Endemic moths of Kenya
- Moths of Africa
- Cameraria (moth) stubs
- Leaf miners
- Taxa named by Jurate de Prins