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Genus of moths

Hierodoris
Type specimen of Hierodoris bilineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Hierodoris
Meyrick, 1912
Synonyms
  • Coridomorpha Meyrick, 1914
  • Taoscelis Meyrick, 1938

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

Species

The species that are currently placed in this genus are:

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

References

  1. ^ Hoare, Robert J. B. (2005). "Hierodoris (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), and overview of Oecophoridae" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 54: 1–102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1912). Exotic microlepidoptera (2nd ed.). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 41. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9241.
  3. Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 89. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
Taxon identifiers
Hierodoris


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