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Erechthias psammaula

Brown-stripe Moth

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Brown-stripe Moth

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group - present; N.Group - present; Land

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Erechthias psammaula (Meyrick, 1921)
SYNONYMS: Decadarchis psammaula Meyrick, 1921

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Lepidoptera; TINEIDAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: Larvae eat the dead leaves of Coconut Palms. Its greyer relative Erichthias sphenacma has a larvae that damages Coconut Palms by eating teh unfurled central frond - it is not presently recorded in the Cook Islands.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: specimen+photo, 1995, S.Montgomery in BPBM; Dugdale List99; Pukapuka: specimen+photo, to lamp, 3/2004, G.McCormack, ID J.Dugdale as Erechthias psammaula.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM05b

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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