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Eretmocera medinella

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Species of moth

Eretmocera medinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species: E. medinella
Binomial name
Eretmocera medinella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Staintonia medinella Staudinger, 1859

Eretmocera medinella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1859. It is found in Spain, Sardinia, Russia and Turkey (Erzurum and Igdir Provinces).

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.

The larvae feed on Suaeda species.

References

  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Eretmocera medinella (Staudinger) (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae), a Species New to Turkey
  4. lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Eretmocera medinella


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