Aoraia aurimaculata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Hepialidae
Genus
Aoraia
Species
Aoraia aurimaculata
Scientific Name
Aoraia aurimaculata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Aoraia aurimaculata

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.

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Aoraia aurimaculata
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Aoraia aurimaculata
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Aoraia aurimaculata
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Aoraia aurimaculata
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Aoraia aurimaculata
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Aoraia aurimaculata
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Aoraia aurimaculata
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