Erechthias crypsimima explained

Erechthias crypsimima is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920 using a specimen collected by George Vernon Hudson in Wellington in February.[2] [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4] Hudson noted that he collected the type specimen of this species from the black trunk of a beech tree.

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Notes and References

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  2. Meyrick. Wellington. 1920. Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. en. 52. 30–32. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 61. 10 February 2018. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127012448/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26324/FNZ14Dugdale1988.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Erechthias crypsimima (Meyrick, 1920). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 10 February 2018.