''Erechthias zebrina'' is a
fungus moth (
family Tineidae). Initially, it was mistakenly believed to be an
ermine moth (family Yponomeutidae) of genus ''
Argyresthia''.
This species has a wingspan of 8–10 mm. It was first described by
Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881 from
Hawaii, but is a widespread species reported from Africa, the
Seychelles,
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
,
Mauritius,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
,
India,
Australia
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,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Java,
Borneo,
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
,
Samoa,
Society Islands,
South America (including
Brazil) and the
West Indies.
The larvae have been collected amongst old books, in a
mud dauber
Mud dauber (or "mud wasp" or "dirt dauber") is a name commonly applied to a number of wasps from either the family Sphecidae or Crabronidae which build their nests from mud; this excludes members of the family Vespidae (especially the subfamily Eu ...
's abandoned nest, in houses, and on the trunk of ''
Aleurites moluccanus''. It is believed to feed upon arthropod remains and other detritus.
References
External links
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*Clarke, J. F. Gates (1971)
''The Lepidoptera of Rapa Island'' Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. (56)
Erechthiinae
Moths of Africa
Moths described in 1881
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