Eretmocera cyanosoma is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Sumba[1] and Java.

Eretmocera cyanosoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. cyanosoma
Binomial name
Eretmocera cyanosoma
Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in).[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthus species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1910 : 454
  3. ^ "Exotic Microlep. 5 (2): 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-01-23.