Erechthias beeblebroxi is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
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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. beeblebroxi
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The species was described in 1993 from individuals collected near Cooktown and Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia.[2] The wingspan is 13–14 mm for males and 11.5–12.5 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[3]
The name of the species is a reference to the fictional two-headed character Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Erechthias beeblebroxi has markings that resemble a second head.[4][5]
References
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- ^ "Erechthias beeblebroxi (Robinson & Nielsen, 1993)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Schmidt Nielsen, Ebbe; Robinson, Gaden Sutherland (1 January 1993). Tineid Genera of Australia (Lepidoptera). CSIRO Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 9780643050259.
- ^ Robinson, G.S. & E.S. Nielsen, 1993: Tineid Genera of Australia (Lepidoptera). Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera 2: 1–350. Google books: [1]
- ^ McAlpine, Fraser (July 2016). "10 'Hitchhiker's Guide' References in Pop Culture". BBC America. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Sick puppies, chief nipple twisters and the King of gall wasps". Times Higher Education. September 30, 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
