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Eretmocera cyanosoma

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Eretmocera cyanosoma is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Sumba[1] and Java.

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are indigo-blackish with a pale yellow spot in the disc at one-third, one on the dorsum towards the tornus, and one on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are dark purple-fuscous.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthus species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910 : 454
  3. ^ Exotic Microlep. 5 (2): 62
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Eretmocera cyanosoma: Brief Summary

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Eretmocera cyanosoma is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Sumba and Java.

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are indigo-blackish with a pale yellow spot in the disc at one-third, one on the dorsum towards the tornus, and one on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are dark purple-fuscous.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthus species.

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