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Eretmocera percnophanes

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Species of moth

Eretmocera percnophanes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species: E. percnophanes
Binomial name
Eretmocera percnophanes
Meyrick, 1929

Eretmocera percnophanes is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in the Philippines (Samar).

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark purple-blue-fuscous and the hindwings are dark coppery-fuscous.

References

  1. Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exot. Microlep. 3 (17): 543
Taxon identifiers
Eretmocera percnophanes


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