Erechthias hemiclistra explained

Erechthias hemiclistra is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[2] [3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.[4] Entomologist George Hudson reared this moth from caterpillars and cocoons in the flower stems of Chionochloa conspicua at Makara. The adults emerged in November and February. The food of the larvae of this species is apparently dead woody fibre.

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Notes and References

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  2. Meyrick. Edward. 1911. Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Parts I and II.. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. en. 43. 57–78. 12 February 2018. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Dugdale. J. S.. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand. 1988. 14. 62. 12 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 hemiclistra (Meyrick, 1911). www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand. 12 February 2018.

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