Biology:Cameraria torridella
| Cameraria torridella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cameraria |
| Species: | C. torridella
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| Binomial name | |
| Cameraria torridella de Prins, 2012
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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 Dombeya torrida.[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
Wikidata ☰ Q13583681 entry
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