Eremica molitor

Eremica molitor is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1905. It is found in Algeria.[1]

Eremica molitor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Eremica
Species:
E. molitor
Binomial name
Eremica molitor
(Walsingham, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Symmoca molitor Walsingham, 1905

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are hoary white, profusely sprinkled with black atoms which have a tendency to run in lines, especially along the upper edge of the cell, and from the cell outward to the apex and termen. The hindwings are shining, brownish grey.[2]

References

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  2. Ent. mon. Mag. 41 : 38 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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