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Orygocera recordata

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Orygocera recordata
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O. recordata
Binomial name
Orygocera recordata
Meyrick, 1921

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

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, E. (1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 49–144. (Orygocera recordata: p. 100)