Eretmocera percnophanes

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Eretmocera percnophanes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. percnophanes
Binomial name
Eretmocera percnophanes
Meyrick, 1929

Eretmocera percnophanes is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in the Philippines (Samar). [1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark purple-blue-fuscous and the hindwings are dark coppery-fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (17): 543