Aoraia insularis

Aoraia insularis
Male specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aoraia
Species: A. insularis
Binomial name
Aoraia insularis
Dugdale, 1994

Aoraia insularis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

The wingspan is 54–65 mm for males. The forewing pattern is intricate, in tan and yellow-brown on a darker brown ground colour. The hindwings are yellowish fawn or sometimes smoky brown. Adults are on wing from January to March.[1]

Larvae have been collected from shafts associated with tussocks on Poa foliosa.

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