Eretmocera typhonica is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire.[1][2]
| Eretmocera typhonica | |
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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. typhonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Eretmocera typhonica Meyrick, 1917
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are deep purple, with blue-green reflections. The hindwings are dark bronzy-fuscous, but lighter anteriorly.[3]
References
edit- ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Exotic Microlep. 2 (2): 64
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