Biology:Erechthias mystacinella

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Short description: Species of moth

Curve-winged apple moth
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Erechthias
Species:
E. mystacinella
Binomial name
Erechthias mystacinella
Walker, 1864[verification needed]
Synonyms
  • Mocomedica mystacinella

Erechthias mystacinella, the curve-winged apple moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and Victoria.

Description

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

The larvae have been found feeding and living inside galls and damaged stems caused by Uromycladium tepperianum, Cecidomyia acaciaelongifoliae, and Schizoneura lanigera and on various plants and trees, including Malus domestica, Acacia dealbata and Acacia melanoxylon.[1]

References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 3, 2009). "Erechthias mystacinella". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on August 12, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080812073551/http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/tine/mystac.html. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3008443 entry