Erechthias dracaenura
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | E. dracaenura
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Erechthias dracaenura (Meyrick, 1934)
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Erechthias dracaenura is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island, an island off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.[1] The species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.
The length of the forewings is about 8 mm. The forewings have a whitish background colour, irrorated (speckled) with isolated brown scales and marked with 6–8 scattered, moderately large, darker brown to black spots.[2]
References[]
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Erechthias dracaenura (Meyrick, 1934)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ 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
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1934
- Erechthiinae
- Endemic fauna of São Tomé Island
- Insects of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Moths of Africa
- Tineidae stubs