Eretmocera monophaea explained

Eretmocera monophaea is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in Namibia and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, suffusedly and irregularly clouded grey with a faint pinkish tinge, sometimes with a whitish spot on the costa al three-fourths and with some whitish scales near the apex. The hindwings are grey.[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/ERETMONO Afro Moths
  3. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/380/mode/1up Exot. Microlep. 3 (12): 380