Hierodoris iophanes
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| Hierodoris iophanes Meyrick, 1912
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Hierodoris iophanes is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in New Zealand,[1] where it has been recorded from Auckland to Southland.
The wingspan is 11.5–14 mm for males and 12 mm for females. The forewings are blackish bronze, with a dark metallic purple basal blotch and transverse fasciae. The termen is reflecting purple with a line of bluish white scales from the costa to below the fold. There is a white dot in the disc. The hindwings are blackish brown.
The larvae possibly feed on leaf-litter.[2]
References
- ^ Archive.org: Meyrick, 1912. Genera Insectorum, fasc. 164
- ^ 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.
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