Cecidothyris Orbiferalis
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''Cecidothyris orbiferalis'' is a species of moth of the family
Thyrididae The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis. Most species live in t ...
. It is found in the small African country of
Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
. The wings of this species are reddish brown with numerous small and big spots. Its wingspan is 23–26 mm.(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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Thyrididae Moths described in 1917 Moths of Africa Fauna of Togo {{Thyrididae-stub