Eretmocera shoabensis

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Eretmocera shoabensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. shoabensis
Binomial name
Eretmocera shoabensis
Rebel, 1907

Eretmocera shoabensis is a species of moth in the family Scythrididae. It was first described by Austrian entomologist Hans Rebel in 1907. This species is endemic to the island of Socotra, part of Yemen. [1]

The larvae feed on plants of the genus Statice (family Plumbaginaceae). [2]

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