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Hierodoris electrica
LEPI Oecophoridae Hierodoris electrica.png
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Hierodoris
Species:
H. electrica
Binomial name
Hierodoris electrica
(Meyrick, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Heliostibes electrica Meyrick, 1889

Hierodoris electrica is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is found in New Zealand, where it has been reported from the northern and southern parts of the South Island.

The wingspan is 15–16.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown, largely overlain by narrow yellow scales. The hindwings are brown, but darker exteriorly.

The larvae possibly feed on Ozothamnus species. However, reared specimens have also emerged from a spinning on Olearia nummulariifolia.

Images for kids

  • Fig 26 MA I437894 TePapa Plate-XXXIII-The-butterflies full (cropped)

    H. electrica illustrated by George Hudson.

  • LEPI Oecophoridae Hierodoris electrica

    Illustration by Des Helmore.

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