Erechthias flavistriata
| Sugarcane bud moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Erechthias |
| Species: | E. flavistriata
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| Binomial name | |
| Erechthias flavistriata (Walsingham, 1907)
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Erechthias flavistriata, the sugarcane bud moth, is a
. It has been spread widely by man and probably has travelled to many islands throughout much of the Pacific in the canoes of the native peoples.Description
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
Biology
Larvae have been recorded feeding on banana, coconut and other palms, Pandanus species, pineapple and sugarcane. The full-grown larva is about 12 to 15 mm.
References
- OCLC 973607714.
External links
- hdl:10125/7338.
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