Jump to content

Erechthias dracaenura

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Erechthias dracaenura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Erechthias
Species:
E. dracaenura
Binomial name
Erechthias dracaenura
(Meyrick, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Decadarchis dracaenura Meyrick, 1934

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

[edit]
  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Erechthias dracaenura (Meyrick, 1934)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ 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 This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.