Eretmocera dioctis

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Eretmocera dioctis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. dioctis
Binomial name
Eretmocera dioctis
(Meyrick, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Aeraula dioctisMeyrick, 1897
  • Eretmocera flavicinctaTurner, 1913

Eretmocera dioctis is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia. [1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are fuscous, with a purplish lustre and a few whitish-ochreous scales, and sometimes with three indistinct whitish-ochreous spots, the first on the dorsum before the middle, second on the tornus and third (seldom developed) on the costa at four-fifths. The hindwings are dark grey. [2]

The larvae feed on Chloris gayana and Enteropogon acicularis . [3]

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References

  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Description of Eretmocera flavicincta in Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 38 (1) : 219 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia