Eretmocera impactella (Walker, 1864) -

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Eretmocera impactella (Walker, 1864): Achyranthes aspera, Beta vulgaris, Alternanthera sessilis, Amaranthus blitum (Amaranthaceae), Arachis hypogaea (Fabaceae), Averrhoa carambola (Oxalidaceae),  Cyanthillium cinereum (Asteraceae), Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae), Cenchrus, Zea mays (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Gelechia impactella Walker, 1864. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 637; TL: N.Hindostan. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimenso2930brit/page/637/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Hampson, G. F. [1893]. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Pp. xxiii + 527. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig. Pg. 208, # 400, Fig. 135. 
  3. Bengtsson, B. 2002. Scythridids of Arabian Peninsula I: Oman. Phegea 30 (3). Pg 106 & Fig 2 (pg 107). https://archive.org/details/phegea3032002vlaa/page/106/mode/1up?view=theater
  4. Lou, K., Yu, D., You, W. and Li, H., 2019. Taxonomic study of the genus Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 (Lepidoptera: Scythrididae) from China, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 4624(2), pp.zootaxa-4624. Fig. 5.
  5. https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=487083
  6. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/347431-Eretmocera-impactella

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Eretmocera impactella (Walker, 1864) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.73. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/eretmocera-impactella, accessed 2024/04/24.