Eretmocera monophaea
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| Eretmocera monophaea Meyrick, 1927
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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).[1][2]
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, suffusediy 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.[3]
References[]
- ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (12): 380
Categories:
- Eretmocera
- Moths described in 1927
- Scythrididae stubs