Eretmocera contermina

Eretmocera contermina is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Gauteng).[1][2]

Eretmocera contermina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Scythrididae
Genus:
Eretmocera
Species:
E. contermina
Binomial name
Eretmocera contermina
Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and March.[3]

References
  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Bengtsson B. A. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. - Esperiana Memoir 7:1–361


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