Hierodoris atychioides
| Hierodoris atychioides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Hierodoris |
| Species: | H. atychioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hierodoris atychioides (Butler, 1877) | |
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Hierodoris atychioides is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Butler in 1877. It is found in New Zealand, including Stewart Island.
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, overlain with scales ranging in colour from whitish through cream-brown to pale brown to reddish brown. The hindwings are dark brown.
The larvae feed on a wide range of trees and shrubs, including Dacrydium cupressinum, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Libocedrus bidwillii, Cupressus macrocarpa, Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea ericoides, Ozothamnus leptophyllus, Abies, Picea, Pinus and Thuja species. They form spinnings, incorporating frass and leaves. The larvae are gregarious and large groups have been counted in a single spinning.[1]
References
- ↑ Hoare, 2005, Hierodoris (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), and overview of Oecophoridae, Fauna of New Zealand, Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa, 54 pp. 13–25.