Hierodoris electrica: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Xyloryctidae
- Genus
- Hierodoris
- Species
- Hierodoris electrica
- Scientific Name
- Hierodoris electrica
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hierodoris electrica
Hierodoris electrica is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been reported from the northern and southern parts of the South Island. The larva of H. electrica has yet to be described. The wingspan is between 15 and 16.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown, with narrow yellow scales overlaying this base colour. The hindwings are brown. The known larval host species is Olearia nummulariifolia.
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Sibling Taxa
- Hierodoris atychioides
- Hierodoris bilineata
- Hierodoris callispora
- Hierodoris electrica
- Hierodoris eremita
- Hierodoris extensilis
- Hierodoris frigida
- Hierodoris gerontion
- Hierodoris huia
- Hierodoris illita
- Hierodoris insignis
- Hierodoris iophanes
- Hierodoris pachystegiae
- Hierodoris polita
- Hierodoris s-fractum
- Hierodoris sesioides
- Hierodoris squamea
- Hierodoris stella
- Hierodoris stellata
- Hierodoris torrida
- Hierodoris tygris