Eretmocera homalocrossa

Eretmocera homalocrossa is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Uganda.[1]

Eretmocera homalocrossa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. homalocrossa
Binomial name
Eretmocera homalocrossa
Meyrick, 1930

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are purple blue-blackish and the hindwings are dark grey.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthus caudatus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (18-20): 586
  3. ^ Afro Moths