Eretmocera chrysias

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Eretmocera chrysias
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. chrysias
Binomial name
Eretmocera chrysias
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Castorura chrysiasMeyrick, 1887

Eretmocera chrysias is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales. [1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are purple-black with four roundish yellow spots, the first on the inner margin near the base, the second (largest) in the disc before the middle, the third on the inner margin before the anal angle, and the fourth on the costa beyond the third. The hindwings are yellow, with the apical fourth dark purple-fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) 1 (4) : 1047 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .