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Hieromantis kurokoi

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Hieromantis kurokoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Stathmopodidae
Genus: Hieromantis
Species:
H. kurokoi
Binomial name
Hieromantis kurokoi
Yasuda, 1988
Synonyms
  • Hieromantis nordella Sinev, 1988

Hieromantis kurokoi is a moth of the Stathmopodidae family. It is found in China (Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangxi, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Tianjin, Zhejiang), Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) and Russia.[1]

The wingspan is 6−11 mm. The species is similar to Hieromantis ephodophora, having similar forewing markings, but kurokoi can be separated by the valva having a rounded cucullus in the male genitalia.

The larvae feed on Cuscuta japonica.[2]

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