Eretmocera coracopis

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Eretmocera coracopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. coracopis
Binomial name
Eretmocera coracopis
(Turner, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Leuroscelis coracopis Turner, 1927

Eretmocera coracopis is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1927. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are blackish with an obscure suffused grey-whitish spot on the tornus. The hindwings are dark-fuscous.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 1926 : 155 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.