Aoraia insularis
Aoraia insularis | |
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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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