Eretmocera haemogastra
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| Species: | E. haemogastra
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| Eretmocera haemogastra Meyrick, 1936
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Eretmocera haemogastra is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur).[1]
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are deep blue-purple and the hindwings are dark bronzy-grey, sometimes with a faint reddish tinge.[2]
The larvae feed within the flowers of Coleus species.[3]
References
- ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Exotic Microlep. 5 (2): 62
- ^ Afro Moths