TINEIDAE: Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths & Allies ⁵

Erechthias hemiclistra (Meyrick, 1911). Endemic. Local.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁵

Adults are on the wing in September and October where tussock grasses (Chionochloa ssp) are found.

Life history ⁵

Hudson, (1928) reared this moth from caterpillars and cocoons in the flower stems of Chionochloa conspicua (Hunangamoho) at Makara. This is a tall tussock grass about 1 m tall with broad green leaves.

Sources and Credits

1. no rights reserved, uploaded by Dave Boyle
2. (c) Uwe Schneehagen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Uwe Schneehagen
3. (c) Tony Steer, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tony Steer
4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_21_MA_I437897_TePapa_Plate-XXXVI-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
5. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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