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


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