Erechthias hemiclistra

Erechthias hemiclistra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Erechthias
Species:	E. hemiclistra
Binomial name
	Erechthias hemiclistra; (Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
	Decadarchis hemiclistraMeyrick, 1911 ;

Last updated February 12, 2022

Erechthias hemiclistra is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.^[3] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.^[4]^[2] This species is endemic to New Zealand.^[1] Entomologist George Hudson reared this moth from caterpillars and cocoons in the flower stems of Chionochloa conspicua at Makara.^[4] The adults emerged in November and February.^[4] The food of the larvae of this species is apparently dead woody fibre.^[4]

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References

1 2 "Erechthias hemiclistra (Meyrick, 1911)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 12 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.
1 2 3 4 Meyrick, Edward (1911). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Parts I and II". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 43: 57–78. Retrieved 12 February 2018– via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[NZOR-1] 1 2 "Erechthias hemiclistra (Meyrick, 1911)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 12 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: 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 12 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.

[Meyrick1911-4] 1 2 3 4 Meyrick, Edward (1911). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Parts I and II". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 43: 57–78. Retrieved 12 February 2018– via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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