Eretmocera medinella

Eretmocera medinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Eretmocera
Species:
E. medinella
Binomial name
Eretmocera medinella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Staintonia medinella Staudinger, 1859

Eretmocera medinella is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1859.[1] It is found in Spain, Sardinia, Russia[2] and Turkey (Erzurum and Igdir Provinces).[3]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Suaeda species.

References

  1. ^ Eretmocera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Eretmocera medinella (Staudinger) (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae), a Species New to Turkey
  4. ^ lepiforum.de


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