Erechthias darwini
| Erechthias darwini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Erechthias |
| Species: | E. darwini |
| Binomial name | |
| Erechthias darwini G.S. Robinson, 1983 | |
Erechthias darwini is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is endemic to St. Paul’s Rocks, a group of 15 small islets and rocks in the central equatorial Atlantic Ocean. It was first recorded by Charles Darwin.
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm.[1] Adults are small and brown.
The larvae have been collected from seabird nests where they probably feed on seaweed.[2]
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- ^ 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
- ^ Robinson, G.S., 1983: Darwin's moth from St. Paul's Rocks: a new species of Erechthias (Tineidae). Systematic Entomology 8 (3): 303-311. Abstract: doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1983.tb00485.x