Hierodoris tygris: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Xyloryctidae
- Genus
- Hierodoris
- Species
- Hierodoris tygris
- Scientific Name
- Hierodoris tygris
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hierodoris tygris
Hierodoris tygris, also known as the Titirangi Tyger, is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the Auckland and Wellington regions. The larvae of this species is unknown as are the larval host species. Adults have been found on the wing from December to March with one specimen collected in early May. It is a nocturnal species that is attracted to light and has been collected with the use of a mercury vapour lamp. This species is classified as "Not Threatened" 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
