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Eretmocera typhonica

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Eretmocera typhonica
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E. typhonica
Binomial name
Eretmocera typhonica
Meyrick, 1917

Eretmocera typhonica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are deep purple, with blue-green reflections. The hindwings are dark bronzy-fuscous, but lighter anteriorly.[3]

References

  1. ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Exotic Microlep. 2 (2): 64