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Hierodoris iophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Hierodoris
Species:
H. iophanes
Binomial name
Hierodoris iophanes
Meyrick, 1912
Pl.2-27-Hierodoris iophanes Meyrick, 1912
Hierodoris iophanes

Hierodoris iophanes is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from Auckland to Southland.

The wingspan is 11.5–14 mm for males and 12 mm for females. The forewings are blackish bronze, with a dark metallic purple basal blotch and transverse fasciae. The termen is reflecting purple with a line of bluish white scales from the costa to below the fold. There is a white dot in the disc. The hindwings are blackish brown.

The larvae possibly feed on leaf-litter.

Images for kids

  • Fig 3 MA I437894 TePapa Plate-XXXIII-The-butterflies full (cropped)

    H. iophanes illustrated by George Hudson.

  • Native bush along lower lake in Karori Wildlife Sanctuary

    Native bush in Zealandia in Wellington.

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