Hierodoris Explained

Hierodoris is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912.^[1] This genus is only known from New Zealand.^[2] In 1988 the genus Taoscelis was synonymised with Hierodoris.^[3] In 2005 the genus Coridomorpha was synonymised with Hierodoris.

Species

The species that are currently placed in this genus are:

• Hierodoris atychioides (Butler, 1877)
• Hierodoris bilineata (Salmon, 1948)
• Hierodoris callispora (Meyrick, 1912)
• Hierodoris electrica (Meyrick, 1889)
• Hierodoris eremita Philpott, 1930
• Hierodoris extensilis Hoare, 2012
• Hierodoris frigida Philpott, 1923
• Hierodoris gerontion Hoare, 2005
• Hierodoris huia Hoare, 2005
• Hierodoris illita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
• Hierodoris insignis Philpott, 1926
• Hierodoris iophanes Meyrick, 1912
• Hierodoris pachystegiae Hoare, 2005
• Hierodoris polita Hoare, 2005
• Hierodoris sesioides Hoare, 2005
• Hierodoris s-fractum Hoare, 2005
• Hierodoris squamea (Philpott, 1915)
• Hierodoris stella (Meyrick, 1914)
• Hierodoris stellata Philpott, 1918
• Hierodoris torrida Hoare, 2005
• Hierodoris tygris Hoare, 2005

However as at 2005 the placement of both Hierodoris insignis and Hierodoris stellata in this genus is in doubt.

Notes and References

1. Book: Meyrick, Edward. Exotic microlepidoptera. Taylor and Francis. 1912. 2nd. London. 41. 10.5962/bhl.title.9241.
2. Hoare. Robert J. B.. 2005. Hierodoris (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), and overview of Oecophoridae. Fauna of New Zealand. 54. 1–102. 21 July 2018. 31 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131103217/https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26315/FNZ54Hoare2005.pdf. dead.
3. 89.