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Eretmocera nomadica

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Species of moth

Eretmocera nomadica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species: E. nomadica
Binomial name
Eretmocera nomadica
Walsingham, 1907

Eretmocera nomadica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is found in Algeria.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are black, sprinkled with brown-grey scales, a pale pinkish ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourths from the base. The cilia are brownish grey. The hindwings are shining, pale grey, with a slight rosy tinge outwardly. The cilia are brown-grey.

References

  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Ent. mon. Mag. 43 (518): 149 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Eretmocera nomadica


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