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Aoraia aurimaculata

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Species of moth

Aoraia aurimaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aoraia
Species: A. aurimaculata
Binomial name
Aoraia aurimaculata
(Philpott, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Porina aurimaculata Philpott, 1914

Aoraia aurimaculata is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1914 from a specimen collected at The Hermitage, Mount Cook by F. S. Oliver. This holotype specimen is now lost. A. aurimaculata is endemic to New Zealand,

The wingspan is 62–67 mm for males and 85–94 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to May.

References

  1. ^ "Aoraia aurimaculata (Philpott, 1914)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. Philpott, Alfred (1914). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 46: 118–121 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1994). "Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 30: 1–164 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.

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Taxon identifiers
Aoraia aurimaculata


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