Eretmocera syleuta

Eretmocera syleuta is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[1][2]

Eretmocera syleuta
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E. syleuta
Binomial name
Eretmocera syleuta
Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark violet-grey, somewhat lighter-mixed posteriorly. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

References

  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 23 : 338


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