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,Kaila, L. 2013. Identity of Eumenodora encrypta Meyrick, a cryptic Australian moth (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Zootaxa 3616(2): 165–172. supported by Heikkilä et al. 2014.Heikkilä, M., Mutanen, M., Kekkonen, M. & Kaila, L. 2014. Morphology reinforces proposed molecular phylogenetic affinities: a revised classification for Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera). Cladistics 30(6): 563–589.
Species The species that are currently placed in this genus are: Hierodoris atychioides (Butler, 1877) Hierodoris bilineata (Salmon, 1948) Hierodoris callispora (Meyrick, 1912) Hierodoris electrica (Meyrick, 1889) Hierodoris eremita Philpott, 1930 Hierodoris extensilis Hoare, 2012 Hierodoris frigida Philpott, 1923 Hierodoris gerontion Hoare, 2005 Hierodoris huia Hoare, 2005 Hierodoris illita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Hierodoris insignis Philpott, 1926 Hierodoris iophanes Meyrick, 1912 Hierodoris pachystegiae Hoare, 2005 Hierodoris polita Hoare, 2005 Hierodoris sesioides Hoare, 2005 Hierodoris s-fractum Hoare, 2005 Hierodoris squamea (Philpott, 1915) Hierodoris stella (Meyrick, 1914) Hierodoris stellata Philpott, 1918 Hierodoris torrida Hoare, 2005 Hierodoris tygris Hoare, 2005 However as at 2005 the placement of both Hierodoris insignis and Hierodoris stellata in this genus is in doubt.
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