Erechthias grayi Davis & Mendel, 2013
| FAMILY | Tineidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Erechthiinae |
| GENUS | Erechthias |
| SPECIES | grayi |
| AUTHOR | Davis & Mendel, 2013 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Erechthias grayi sp. n. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha], Ascension Island, Green Mountain, Elliot's Path, Windy Corner, 743 m, 06.viii.2003, leg. H. Mendel. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -7°57'0" Longitude: 14°21'0" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratypes 19♂, 1♀, genitalia slides BMNH 33642♀, USNM 34532♂, USNM 34533♂, BMNH, USNM. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Davis D. R. & Mendel H. 2013. The genus Erechthias Meyrick of Ascension Island, including discovery of a new brachypterous species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). - ZooKeys 341:1-20. |
| PAGINATION | 12-16, figs 7-10, 18, 28-31 |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Ascension | Davis D. R. & Mendel H. 2013. The genus Erechthias Meyrick of Ascension Island, including discovery of a new brachypterous species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae). - ZooKeys 341:1-20. | 14 |
Host Plants
Unknown
* Most likely lichenivorous (see D. R. Davis & H. Mendel 2013: 14).
