Eretmocera medinella

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Eretmocera medinella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. medinella
Binomial name
Eretmocera medinella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Staintonia medinellaStaudinger, 1859

Eretmocera medinella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1859. [1] It is found in Spain, Sardinia, Russia [2] and Turkey (Erzurum and Igdir Provinces). [3]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. [4]

The larvae feed on Suaeda species.

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