Eretmocera shoabensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]