Eretmocera benitonis
| Eretmocera benitonis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Eretmocera |
| Species: | E. benitonis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Eretmocera benitonis Strand, 1913
| |
Eretmocera benitonis is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Strand in 1913. It is found in Equatorial Guinea.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is about 5.3 mm. The forewings are black with a blue-green sheen dorsally and irregularly and sparsely scattered with reddish, indistinct scales. The ventral side is purplish, brown-black, towards the base paler. The hindwings are as the ventral side of the forewings dorsally and ventrally, but are sometimes slightly lighter. Adults have been recorded on wing in August.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Bengtsson B. A. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. - Esperiana Memoir 7:1–361