Erechthias stilbella

TINEIDAE: Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths & Allies 5

Erechthias stilbella (Doubleday, 1843). Endemic.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour 6

Adults are on the wing from October to March.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Steve Jacques, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Jacques
  2. (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
  3. (c) Dougal Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dougal Townsend
  4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_18_MA_I437897_TePapa_Plate-XXXVI-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
  5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erechthias_stilbella
  6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

iNaturalist NZ Map

Antennae laid back, long
Forewing 5-9 mm, divergent tips, elongate, narrow, tornal cilia
Body spiky-head
Resting posture horizontal