Cameraria sokoke

Cameraria sokoke
Scientific classification
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 Gracillariidae family. It is found in eastern Kenya. The habitat consists of East African Coastal Forest.

The length of the forewings is about 1.9 millimetres (0.075 in). The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is light ochreous with white markings consisting of a basal streak and three parallel fasciae. The hindwings are pale greyish with a silvery shine and with a long fringe of slightly darker shading without shine. Adults are on wing in late March.[1]

Etymology

The specific name refers to the type locality.

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