Erechthias chionodira

Erechthias chionodira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Erechthias
Species:	E. chionodira
Binomial name
	Erechthias chionodira; Meyrick, 1880
Synonyms
	Hectacma chionodira(Meyrick, 1880) ;

Last updated January 30, 2023

Erechthias chionodira is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.^[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1880 using two specimens obtained in Auckland on a shady bank amongst forest in January.^[3]^[4] This species is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

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References

1 2 "Erechthias chionodira Meyrick, 1880". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
↑ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1880). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. IV. Tineina (contd.)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 5: 204–271. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.15879 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
↑ Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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[NZOR-1] 1 2 "Erechthias chionodira Meyrick, 1880". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-02-10.

[NZIB-2] Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1880). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. IV. Tineina (contd.)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 5: 204–271. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.15879 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[Dugdale1988-4] Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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