Eretmocera basistrigata

Eretmocera basistrigata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Baron Walsingham in 1889. It is found in Cape Verde, Gambia, Kenya and Namibia.[1][2]

Eretmocera basistrigata
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E. basistrigata
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Eretmocera basistrigata

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a basal streak in the fold reaching the middle of the wing. There is a large, oblique spot at the tornus and beyond that a costal, much smaller spot. Both these spots are yellow. The hindwings are red in the basal three-fourths, but then gradually become darker. The apical part is blackish. Adults are on wing from September to February.

The larvae feed on Clerodendrum species.[3]

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