Eretmocera basistrigata explained

Eretmocera basistrigata is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Baron Walsingham in 1889. It is found in Cape Verde, Gambia, Kenya and Namibia.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on Clerodendrum species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/scythrididae/eretmocera/ Eretmocera
2. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ERETBASI Afro Moths
3. http://esperiana.net/mediapool/86/862516/data/Bengtsson_Memoir_7_7-46.pdf Bengtsson B. A. 2014. The Afrotropical Scythrididae. - Esperiana Memoir 7:1–361