Erechthias decoranda

Erechthias decoranda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Erechthias
Species:	E. decoranda
Binomial name
	Erechthias decoranda; (Meyrick, 1925)
Synonyms
	Hectacma decorandaMeyrick, 1925 ;

Last updated February 10, 2022

Erechthias decoranda is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.^[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925.^[4]^[2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

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References

1 2 "Erechthias decoranda (Meyrick, 1925)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
1 2 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.
↑ 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. (1925). "Lepidoptera of the Chatham Islands". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 2: 269–275.

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[NZOR-1] 1 2 "Erechthias decoranda (Meyrick, 1925)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[Dugdale1988-2] 1 2 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.

[NZIB-3] 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.

[4] Meyrick, E. (1925). "Lepidoptera of the Chatham Islands". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 2: 269–275.

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