Eretmocera basistrigata
Eretmocera basistrigata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Baron Walsingham in 1889. It is found in Cape Verde, Gambia, Kenya and Namibia.[1][2]
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| Eretmocera basistrigata Walsingham, 1889 | |
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a basal streak in the fold reaching the middle of the wing. There is a large, oblique spot at the tornus and beyond that a costal, much smaller spot. Both these spots are yellow. The hindwings are red in the basal three-fourths, but then gradually become darker. The apical part is blackish. Adults are on wing from September to February.
The larvae feed on Clerodendrum species.[3]
References
- 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
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