''Mecomodica fullawayi'' is a
fungus moth (
family Tineidae) of the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Erechthiinae
The Erechthiinae are a subfamily of moth of the family Tineidae.
Genera
* ''Anastathma''
* ''Callicerastis'' (sometimes in ''Erechthias'')
* ''Comodica''
* ''Erechthias'' Meyrick, 1880
* ''Mecomodica
''Mecomodica fullawayi'' is a fungus moth ...
. It was first described by Otto Swezey in 1926.
It is provisionally separated in the
monotypic genus ''Mecomodica'', described by
Elwood Zimmerman
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman (December 8, 1912 – June 18, 2004) was an American entomologist best known for his two multivolume series: ''Insects of Hawaii'' published by the University of Hawaii Press and ''Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curcul ...
in 1978, but it may belong in the related larger genera ''
Comodica'' or ''
Erechthias''.
It is only known from
Kure Island in the Pacific Ocean. Adults are small and mostly yellow.
External links
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Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae* (2010): Australian Faunal Directory &ndash
''Erechthias'' Version of November 15, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
Tineidae
Endemic moths of Hawaii
Moths described in 1926
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