Eretmocera percnophanes

Eretmocera percnophanes is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in the Philippines (Samar).[1]

Eretmocera percnophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Eretmocera
Species:
E. percnophanes
Binomial name
Eretmocera percnophanes
Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark purple-blue-fuscous and the hindwings are dark coppery-fuscous.[2]

References
  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (17): 543


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