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Acleris cameroonana

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Acleris cameroonana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Józef Razowski in 2012 and is endemic to Cameroon.

The wingspan is about 23 millimetres (0.91 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream forming a large basal blotch suffused brown along the costa. The remaining part of wing is greyish brown, but darker towards the basal area. The hindwings are cream, brownish from the middle and darkening on the periphery.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality.

References

Acleris cameroonana Wikipedia


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