Erechthias diaphora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Erechthias |
Species: | E. diaphora |
Binomial name | |
Erechthias diaphora (Meyrick, 1893)[1] |
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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.