| Eretmocera monophaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Eretmocera |
| Species: | E. monophaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Eretmocera monophaea Meyrick, 1927 | |
Eretmocera monophaea is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in Namibia and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, suffusedly and irregularly clouded grey with a faint pinkish tinge, sometimes with a whitish spot on the costa al three-fourths and with some whitish scales near the apex. The hindwings are grey.
References
- Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Afro Moths
- Exot. Microlep. 3 (12): 380
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| Eretmocera monophaea | |
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