| Erechthias zebrina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Erechthias |
| Species: | E. zebrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Erechthias zebrina (Butler, 1881) |
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Erechthias zebrina is a fungus moth, family Tineidae. Initially, it was mistakenly believed to be an ermine moth (family Yponomeutidae) of genus Argyresthia.
It was first described from Hawaii, but is a widespread species reported from Africa, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, China, Java, Borneo, Fiji, Samoa, Society Islands, South America (including Brazil) and the West Indies.
The larvae have been collected amongst old books, in a mud-dauber's abandoned nest, in houses, on the trunk of Aleurites moluccana. It is believed to feed upon arthropod remains and other detritus.