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Erechthias diaphora

Erechthias diaphora
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Erechthias
Species: E. diaphora
Binomial name
Erechthias diaphora
(Meyrick, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Tinea diaphora Meyrick, 1893
  • Blabophanes heterogama Lower, 1894

Erechthias diaphora is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is known from Australia, including New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Adults dark brown forewings with pale bands along the margins.

The larvae live in a silken case covered in frass. They have been recorded hiding underneath loose bark on wattles and gum trees.


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