Orygocera recordata
Orygocera recordata is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is known from Magude District, Mozambique.[1]
| Orygocera recordata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Orygocera |
| Species: | O. recordata |
| Binomial name | |
| Orygocera recordata Meyrick, 1921 | |
This species has a wingspan of 12 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous suffused with rosy-pinkish and irrorated (sprinkled) with brownish and a few blackish specks.[2]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) [09.Dec.2014]
- Meyrick, E. (1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 49–144. (Orygocera recordata: p. 100)
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