Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Scythrididae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eretmocera | |
Eretmocera arabica is a moth of the Scythrididae family. It was described by Amsel in 1961. It is found in Yemen.
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are blackish with a yellow, basal streak in the fold almost reaching the middle of the wing. At the tornus is an oval yellow spot and a smaller yellow spot at the costa beyond the tornal spot. The hindwings are red, but the apical sixth is blackish. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to February.
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