Eretmocera cyanauges

(Eretmocera cyanauges)

Description

Eretmocera cyanauges is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with a blue and purple sheen. There are four orange-yellow spots, the first on the dorsum at one-fourth, the second in the disc before the middle, the third on the tornus and the fourth on the costa at five-sixth. The hindwings are yellow.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Scythrididae
Genus:Eretmocera
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