Cameraria zaira

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

Cameraria zaira is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

The length of the forewings is about 2.8 millimetres (0.11 in). [1]

Etymology

The specific name zaira refers to Zaire , the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the species was originally discovered. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.