Aoraia orientalis
Aoraia orientalis | |
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Female specimen | |
Male specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Aoraia |
Species: | A. orientalis |
Binomial name | |
Aoraia orientalis Dugdale, 1994 | |
Aoraia orientalis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The wingspan is 45–55 mm for males and 48–56 mm for females. The forewings are ash-white on a smoky brown ground colour. The hindwings are smoky grey. Adults are on wing in March and April.[1]
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