Erechthias zebrina
| 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.
This species has a wingspan of 8-10mm.[1] 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 moluccanus. It is believed to feed upon arthropod remains and other detritus.
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