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Hierodoris illita
LEPI Oecophoridae Hierodoris illita.png
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Hierodoris
Species:
H. illita
Binomial name
Hierodoris illita
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Atychia illita Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Heliostibes chlorobela Meyrick, 1921
  • Heliostibes illita Meyrick, 1907

Hierodoris illita is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Felder & Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in New Zealand.

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. The forewings are blackish, variably overlain with reddish and whitish scales. The hindwings are blackish with orange streaks.

The larvae feed on Coriaria arborea. They feed inside a woody stem or branch of their host plant. A specimen has also been reared from a gall on a stem of Muehlenbeckia australis.

Images for kids

  • Fig 32. Reise Fregatte Novara (Volume 2 Section 2)-plate140 (CXL) (cropped)

    First description illustration of H. illita

  • Fig 25 MA I437894 TePapa Plate-XXXIII-The-butterflies full (cropped)

    Female illustrated by George Hudson.

  • LEPI Oecophoridae Hierodoris illita

    Hierodoris illita illustrated by Des Helmore.

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