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Fauna of the Gambia

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Blue-breasted Kingfisher
species of bird
Abudefduf luridus
species of fish
Etiella zinckenella
species of insect
Lygodactylus gutturalis
species of reptile
Typhlops lineolatus
species of reptile
Monopis monachella
species of insect
Praeacedes atomosella
Praeacedes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Tineidae first described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1954. Its only species, Praeacedes atomosella, was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It has a wide range and has been recorded from Europe (the Canary Islands, Cyprus and Malta), Australia, Hawaii, India, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, Easter Island, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, South America and North America. The species has commonly been misidentified in various parts of the world.
Stenaelurillus nigricaudus
species of arachnid
Stemorrhages sericea
species of insect
Nephele peneus
species of insect
Temnora scitula
species of insect
Serrodes campana
species of insect
Stigmella zizyphi
species of insect
Stigmella birgittae
species of insect
Leucania insulicola
species of insect
Trichophaga mormopis
species of insect
Scopula latitans
species of insect
Stathmopoda auriferella
species of insect
Epanaphe moloneyi
species of insect
Megalorhipida vivax
species of insect
Dysgonia arcifera
species of insect
Ditrachyptera verruciferella
Ditrachyptera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1893. Its only species, Ditrachyptera verruciferella, described by the same author in 1888, is found in South Africa, the Gambia and the United Arab Emirates.
Spilosoma curvilinea
species of insect