XYLORYCTIDAE: Timber Moths ⁵

Hierodoris illita (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875). Endemic. Locally common.

Examples can exhibit quite variable forewing markings and coloration.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

The reference specimen was captured whilst flying fast during the day through a forest clearing in the central Coromandel ranges.

Life history ⁶

According to Hoare (2005) the larva are most often found feeding inside the woody stem or branch of Coriaria arborea (Tutu). A specimen has also been reared from a gall on a stem of Muehlenbeckia australis (pohuehue).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mike Bowie
2. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
3. anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_25_MA_I437894_TePapa_Plate-XXXIII-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
4. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_28_MA_I437910_TePapa_Plate-XLIX-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierodoris_illita
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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