Eretmocera impactella
| Eretmocera impactella | |
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| Eretmocera impactella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Scythridinae |
| Genus: | Eretmocera |
| Species: | E.impactella |
| Binomial name | |
| Eretmocera impactella (Walker, 1864) | |
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Eretmocera impactella is a moth of the Scythrididae family. This species is known from Oman, United Arab Emirates, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand and Pakistan.[1]
Biology
The larvae feed on various Amaranthaceae species and other foodplants.[2]
Gallery
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Eretmocera Impactella top view. Taken on 30th March 2009 in Kota, Udupi, India.