Cameraria perodeaui

Cameraria perodeaui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species: C. perodeaui
Binomial name
Cameraria perodeaui
de Prins, 2012

Cameraria perodeaui is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary rainforest.

The length of the forewings is 2.1–2.3 millimetres (0.083–0.091 in). The forewing ground colour is brownish ochreous with white markings. The hindwings are pale greyish. Adults are on wing in late May.[1]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Bruno Perodeau, the principal technical advisor and the director of the projects at the World Wildlife Foundation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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