Eretmocera nomadica
Appearance
Eretmocera nomadica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Eretmocera |
Species: | E. nomadica
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Binomial name | |
Eretmocera nomadica Walsingham, 1907
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Eretmocera nomadica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1907. It is found in Algeria.[1]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are black, sprinkled with brown-grey scales, a pale pinkish ochreous spot on the costa at three-fourths from the base. The cilia are brownish grey. The hindwings are shining, pale grey, with a slight rosy tinge outwardly. The cilia are brown-grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Ent. mon. Mag. 43 (518): 149 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.