Aoraia orientalis

Aoraia orientalis
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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