Erechthias

Erechthias
Erechthias diaphora imago
from Blackheath, New South Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Erechthiinae
Genus: Erechthias
Meyrick, 1880
Type species
Erechthias charadrota
Meyrick, 1880
Diversity
Over 150 species [?] (see text)
Synonyms

Numerous, see text

Erechthias is a genus of the fungus moth family, Tineidae. Therein, it belongs to the subfamily Erechthiinae, of which it is the type genus. The exact circumscription of this genus is still disputed, but it may encompass more than 150 species.