Erechthias diaphora

Erechthias diaphora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Erechthias
Species: E. diaphora
Binomial name
Erechthias diaphora
(Meyrick, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea diaphora Meyrick, 1893
  • Blabophanes heterogama Lower, 1894

Erechthias diaphora is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is known from Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Adults dark brown forewings with pale bands along the margins.[2]

The larvae live in a silken case covered in frass. They have been recorded hiding underneath loose bark on Wattles and Gum trees.

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