Hierodoris sesioides

Hierodoris sesioides is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.

Hierodoris sesioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Hierodoris
Species:
H. sesioides
Binomial name
Hierodoris sesioides
Hoare, 2005[1]

Taxonomy and etymology

This species was first described by Robert R. J. Hoare in 2005.[2] The male holotype was reared from larvae collected in Esk State Forest on the 4 March 1964 by H. Auld.[2] Prior to its formal description, this species as known as Hierodoris 'clear wing'.[3] The holotype specimen is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2] The epithet comes from Sesia, a genus of clearwing moths, and the Greek word 'eides' meaning likeness.[2] It refers to the resemblance of this species to a sesiid.[2]

Description

H. sesioides has a very narrow forewing and a semi-transparent white hindwing, with a well-defined black border.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][4] It is only known from the type locality in Hawkes Bay.[5]

Biology and behaviour

Little is known of the biology of this species.[2]

Host species and habitat

The host species for the larvae of this moth is the kowhai tree, Sophora tetraptera.[5] The larvae feed internally in woody galls on stems of their host tree.[5]

Conservation Status

This species has been classified as having the "Data Deficient" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[6]

References
  1. "Hierodoris sesioides Hoare, 2005". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. Hoare, Robert J. B. (2005). "Hierodoris (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae), and overview of Oecophoridae" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 54: 1–102. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "NZTCS Lepidoptera Spreadsheet". www.doc.govt.nz. 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 462. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  5. Patrick, B. H.; Dugdale., J. S. (2000). "Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera" (PDF). Science for Conservation. 136: 23. ISBN 0478218672. ISSN 1173-2946. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-06-01 – via Department of Conservation.
  6. Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017). "Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 20: 8.


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