Eretmocera cyanosoma
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E. cyanosoma
Binomial name
Eretmocera cyanosoma
Meyrick, 1910

Eretmocera cyanosoma is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Sumba[1] and Java.

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are indigo-blackish with a pale yellow spot in the disc at one-third, one on the dorsum towards the tornus, and one on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are dark purple-fuscous.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Amaranthus species.[3]

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