Cameraria sokoke | |
---|---|
Scientific 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]
The specific name refers to the type locality.[1]