Eretmocera homalocrossa is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Uganda.[1]
| Eretmocera homalocrossa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythrididae |
| Genus: | Eretmocera |
| Species: | E. homalocrossa
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| Binomial name | |
| Eretmocera homalocrossa Meyrick, 1930
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The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are purple blue-blackish and the hindwings are dark grey.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthus caudatus.[3]
References
edit- ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (18-20): 586
- ^ Afro Moths