''Erechthias mystacinella'', the curve-winged apple moth, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...

. It is found in the

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Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

and

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Description

The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is about 14 mm. The larvae have been found feeding and living inside galls and damaged stems caused by ''

Uromycladium tepperianum ''Uromycladium tepperianum'' is a rust fungus that infects over 100 species of ''Acacia'' and related genera including ''Paraserianthes'' in Australia, south-east Asia, the south Pacific and New Zealand.Morris, M.J. (1987). Biology of the ''Acac ...

'', ''

Cecidomyia acaciaelongifoliae ''Cecidomyia'' is a genus of gall midges in the tribe Cecidomyiini Cecidomyiini is a tribe of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae ...

,'' and '' Schizoneura lanigera'' and on various plants and trees, including ''

Malus domestica An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...

'', ''

Acacia dealbata ''Acacia dealbata'', the silver wattle, blue wattle or mimosa, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (botany), family Fabaceae, native plant, native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the Australi ...

'' and ''

Acacia melanoxylon ''Acacia melanoxylon'', commonly known as the Australian blackwood, is an ''Acacia'' species native in South eastern Australia. The species is also known as Blackwood, hickory, mudgerabah, Tasmanian blackwood, or blackwood acacia. The tree belon ...

''.

References

Erechthiinae Moths described in 1864 {{Tineidae-stub