Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tineidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Erechthias | |
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Erechthias darwini is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is endemic to St. Paul’s Rocks, a group of 15 small islets and rocks in the central equatorial Atlantic Ocean. It was first recorded by Charles Darwin.
The length of the forewings is about 6 mm. Adults are small and brown.
The larvae have been collected from seabird nests where they probably feed on seaweed.
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