Cecidothyris orbiferalis

Cecidothyris orbiferalis is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in the small African country of Togo.

Cecidothyris orbiferalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Thyrididae
Subfamily:
Siculodinae
Genus:
Cecidothyris
Species:
C.orbiferalis
Binomial name
Cecidothyris orbiferalis
(Gaede, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Proterozeuxis orbiferalis Gaede, 1917

The wings of this species are reddish brown with numerous small and big spots. Its wingspan is 23–26 mm.[2]

References
  1. afromoths
  2. (in German) Gaede, Max, 1916, Die äthiopischen Thyrididen nach dem Material des Berliner zoologischen Museums.-Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 8. bd., 3. hft.:380, fig.8


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