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Erechthias simulans

 

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General Information

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; S.Group - Rarotonga; 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
++

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Erechthias simulans Butler, 1882
SYNONYMS: Decardarchis simulans

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

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Cooks: Specimen A (taken from DSIR letter, 1984, P. Maddison); Rarotonga: specimen+photo, 1995, S.Montgomery in BPBM without ID; specimen+photo, 1999, upland, BESO #219 with ID J.Dugdale as Erechthias simulans.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM05a, zupM05b

Web Resources

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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