Eretmocera arabica
Eretmocera arabica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1961. It is found in Yemen.[1][2]
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| Eretmocera arabica Amsel, 1961 | |
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are blackish with a yellow basal streak in the fold almost reaching the middle of the wing. At the tornus is an oval yellow spot and a smaller yellow spot at the costa beyond the tornal spot. The hindwings are red, but the apical sixth is blackish. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.[3]
References
- Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- Afromoths
- Bengtsson B. A. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. - Esperiana Memoir 7:1–361
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