Hierodoris polita: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Xyloryctidae
- Genus
- Hierodoris
- Species
- Hierodoris polita
- Scientific Name
- Hierodoris polita
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hierodoris polita
Hierodoris polita is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found only in the Central Otago region and in the Dunedin area. As at 2005 the larvae have yet to be identified. However it is possible that a specimen may have been collected in leaf litter thus leading to the hypothesis that the species may be a detritivore. The adults of this species prefer open habitat and have mainly been collected on south-facing rocky bluffs. The adult moths are on the wing in October, November and January to March. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.
...Parent Taxon
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

