Eretmocera haemogastra

Eretmocera haemogastra is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur).[1]

Eretmocera haemogastra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Eretmocera
Species:
E. haemogastra
Binomial name
Eretmocera haemogastra
Meyrick, 1936

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are deep blue-purple and the hindwings are dark bronzy-grey, sometimes with a faint reddish tinge.[2]

The larvae feed within the flowers of Coleus species.[3]

References
  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 5 (2): 62
  3. Afro Moths


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