Hierodoris atychioides

Hierodoris atychioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Hierodoris
Species:	H. atychioides
Binomial name
	Hierodoris atychioides; (Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
	Tachyptilia atychioides Butler, 1877; Heliostibes gregalis Philpott, 1928; Heliostibes barbarica Philpott, 1930;

Hierodoris atychioides is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in New Zealand, including Stewart Island.

The wingspan is 14–20 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, overlain with scales ranging in colour from whitish through cream brown to pale brown to reddish brown. The hindwings are dark brown.

The larvae feed on a wide range of trees and shrubs, including Dacrydium cupressinum, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Libocedrus bidwillii, Cupressus macrocarpa, Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea ericoides, Ozothamnus leptophyllus, Abies, Picea, Pinus and Thuja species. They form spinnings (shelters formed from silk), incorporating frass and leaves. The larvae are gregarious and large groups have been counted in a single spinning.[1]

References

Hoare, 2005, Hierodoris (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), and overview of Oecophoridae, Fauna of New Zealand, Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa, 54 pp. 13–25.

External Lists

Hierodoris atychioides observations in NaturewatchNZ

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[1] Hoare, 2005, Hierodoris (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), and overview of Oecophoridae, Fauna of New Zealand, Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa, 54 pp. 13–25.