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Eretmocera contermina

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Species of moth

Eretmocera contermina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species: E. contermina
Binomial name
Eretmocera contermina
Meyrick, 1926

Eretmocera contermina is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Gauteng).

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and March.

References

  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Bengtsson B. A. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. - Esperiana Memoir 7:1–361
Taxon identifiers
Eretmocera contermina


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