Hieromantis kurokoi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Stathmopodidae |
| Genus: | Hieromantis |
| Species: | H. kurokoi
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| Hieromantis kurokoi Yasuda, 1988
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Hieromantis kurokoi is a moth of the Stathmopodidae family. It is found in China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Tianjin, Zhejiang), Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) and Russia.[1]
The wingspan is 6−11 mm. The species is similar to Hieromantis ephodophora, having similar forewing markings, but kurokoi can be separated by the valva having a rounded cucullus in the male genitalia.
The larvae feed on Cuscuta japonica.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Hieromantis at funet
- ^ Review of the genus Hieromantis Meyrick from China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Stathmopodidae)
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