Eretmocera scatospila | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Scythrididae |
Genus: | Eretmocera |
Species: | E. scatospila
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Binomial name | |
Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852
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Eretmocera scatospila is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.[1] It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur, West Kasai, Bas Congo, Katanga, Orientale), Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal).
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthus viridis, Glycine max, Urena lobata, Gossypium, Thunbergia and Clerodendrum species.[2]