Erechthias zebrina

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Erechthias zebrina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Erechthias
Species:
E. zebrina
Binomial name
Erechthias zebrina
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Argyresthia zebrinaButler, 1881
  • Ereunetis zebrina
  • Erechthias caustopharaTurner, 1923
  • Ereunetis lanceolataWalsingham, 1897
  • Tinexotaxa travestitaGozmány, 1968
  • Ereunetis xenicaMeyrick, 1911

Erechthias zebrina is a fungus moth (family Tineidae). Initially, it was mistakenly believed to be an ermine moth (family Yponomeutidae) of genus Argyresthia .

This species has a wingspan of 8–10 mm. [1] It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881 from Hawaii, but is a widespread species reported from Africa, the Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, China, Java, Borneo, Fiji, Samoa, Society Islands, South America (including Brazil) and the West Indies. [2]

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References

  1. Walsingham, 1897. Revision of the West-Indian microlepidoptera.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Erechthias zebrina (Butler, 1881)". Afromoths. Retrieved July 13, 2018.