Erechthias | |
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Erechthias diaphora imago from Blackheath, New South Wales | |
Scientific 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
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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.