Erechthias darwini

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Erechthias darwini
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E. darwini
Binomial name
Erechthias darwini
G.S. Robinson, 1983

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Erechthias darwini is a moth of the Tineidae family. 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]

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
  2. 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


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