Erechthias crypsimima

(Erechthias crypsimima)

Description

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

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tineidae
Genus:Erechthias
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