Erechthias minuscula

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Erechthias minuscula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Erechthias
Species:
E. minuscula
Binomial name
Erechthias minuscula
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Ereunetis minusculaWalsingham, 1897
  • Lepidobregma minuscula
  • Decadarchis minuscula

Erechthias minuscula, the erechthias clothes moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was first described by Lord Walsingham in 1897. It is widespread and has been recorded from Africa, Sri Lanka, Java, Australia, the Caroline Islands, Fiji, Samoa, the Marquesas, the West Indies, Hawaii and Florida.

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Description

The length of the forewings is 3.5–4 mm. [1] The ground color of the adults is mostly cream or pale straw colored. The forewings, which are strongly upturned at the tips, are variably and extensively marked with pale to dark brown scales.

Pest attack

The larvae are scavengers in dead plant materials and may be found in dead tree trunks, stems, leaves, fruits, and seed pods. Recorded plant material used as food includes Acacia koa , Acacia koaia , banana, Calotropis , Cassia , eggplant, fig, Lantana , palms, Pandanus , papaya, pineapple, Pipturus , Sapindus oahuensis , Sicana odorifera as well as old tamarind pods.

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References

  1. Davis, D.R.; Mendel, H. 2013: The genus Erechthias Meyrick of Ascension Island, including discovery of a new brachypterous species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). ZooKeys, 341: 1-20. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.341.6146