Hierodoris is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. This genus is only known from New Zealand. In 1988 the genus Taoscelis was synonymised with Hierodoris. In 2005 the genus Coridomorpha was synonymised with Hierodoris. It is alternatively placed in the family Xyloryctidae after Kaila, 2013, supported by Heikkilä et al. 2014.
Species
The species that are currently placed in this genus are:
- Hierodoris atychioides <small>(Butler, 1877)</small>
- Hierodoris bilineata <small>(Salmon, 1948)</small>
- Hierodoris callispora <small>(Meyrick, 1912)</small>
- Hierodoris electrica <small>(Meyrick, 1889)</small>
- Hierodoris eremita <small>Philpott, 1930</small>
- Hierodoris extensilis <small>Hoare, 2012</small>
- Hierodoris frigida <small>Philpott, 1923</small>
- Hierodoris gerontion <small>Hoare, 2005</small>
- Hierodoris huia <small>Hoare, 2005</small>
- Hierodoris illita <small>(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)</small>
- Hierodoris insignis <small>Philpott, 1926</small>
- Hierodoris iophanes <small>Meyrick, 1912</small>
- Hierodoris pachystegiae <small>Hoare, 2005</small>
- Hierodoris polita <small>Hoare, 2005</small>
- Hierodoris sesioides <small>Hoare, 2005</small>
- Hierodoris s-fractum <small>Hoare, 2005</small>
- Hierodoris squamea <small>(Philpott, 1915)</small>
- Hierodoris stella <small>(Meyrick, 1914)</small>
- Hierodoris stellata <small>Philpott, 1918</small>
- Hierodoris torrida <small>Hoare, 2005</small>
- Hierodoris tygris <small>Hoare, 2005</small>
However as at 2005 the placement of both Hierodoris insignis and Hierodoris stellata in this genus is in doubt.
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