''Hieromantis kurokoi'' is a moth of the

Stathmopodidae Stathmopodidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. Taxonomy and systematics *'' Actinoscelis'' Meyrick, 1912 *'' Aeoloscelis'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Arauzona'' Walker, 865/small> *'' Atrijug ...

family. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

( Anhui,

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, Fujian,

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, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi,

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

, Tianjin, Zhejiang),

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( Honshu,

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) and Russia. The wingspan is 6−11 mm. The species is similar to ''

Hieromantis ephodophora ''Hieromantis'' is a genus of moths in the Stathmopodidae family . Species *'' Hieromantis albata'' (Meyrick, 1913) *'' Hieromantis amblyptera'' Meyrick, 1927 *'' Hieromantis ancylogramma'' Meyrick, 1933 *'' Hieromantis arcuata'' Guan & Li, 2 ...

'', 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 ''Cuscuta japonica'', commonly known as Japanese dodder, is a parasitic vine. It has been listed by the State of California as a noxious weed A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural o ...

''.Review of the genus Hieromantis Meyrick from China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Stathmopodidae)
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References

Moths described in 1988 Hieromantis {{Stathmopodidae-stub