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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Erechthias |
| Species: | E. minuscula
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| Erechthias minuscula (Walsingham, 1897)
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Description
editThe length of the forewings is 3.5–4 mm.[1]
Pest attack
editRecorded 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.
References
edit- ^ 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
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External links
edit- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.
- "300190.00 – 0304 – Erechthias minuscula – Caribbean Scavenger Moth – (Walsingham, 1897)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- Hollenbeck, Jeff (December 22, 2015). "Species Erechthias minuscula - Caribbean Scavenger Moth - Hodges#0304". BugGuide. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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