Erechthias capnitis

Erechthias capnitis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Erechthias
Species:	E. capnitis
Binomial name
	Erechthias capnitis; (Turner, 1918)
Synonyms
	Tinea capnitisTurner, 1918 ;

Last updated December 06, 2024

Erechthias capnitis is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1918.^[1] It is originally endemic to Norfolk Island but is recorded as having arrived in New Zealand by 1977.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 "NZOR Name Details - Erechthias capnitis (Turner, 1918)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
↑ RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist . 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN 1320-6133. Wikidata Q110305107.

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[NZOR-1] 1 2 3 "NZOR Name Details - Erechthias capnitis (Turner, 1918)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-05.

[Hoare2018-2] RJB Hoare; N Hudson (December 2018). "Adventive moths (Lepidoptera) established in mainland New Zealand: Additions and new identifications since 2001". Australian Entomologist . 45 (3): 273–324. ISSN 1320-6133. Wikidata Q110305107.

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