Orygocera recordata

Orygocera recordata is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is known from Magude District, Mozambique.[1]

Orygocera recordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Oecophoridae
Subfamily:
Oecophorinae
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
  1. 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]
  2. Meyrick, 1921. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Part 1 Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2) : 49-144 page:100


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