''Incaeromene'' is a

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genus of the family Crambidae described by David E. Gaskin in 1986. Its only species, ''Incaeromene subuncusella'', described in the same article, is found in

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. The

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is about 15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is silvery white. The hindwings are pure silvery white.

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Inca (pertaining to the Incas) and Greek ''eromene'' (meaning mistress).Gaskin, David E. (1986)
"New Genera for the Neotropical "Pareromene" species (Pyralidae: Crambinae)"
''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society''. 40 (4): 271–288.

References

Diptychophorini Crambidae genera Monotypic moth genera {{Diptychophorini-stub