Aoraia enysii: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Aoraia enysii

Aoraia enysii, also known as the forest ghost moth is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This is the only species of the genus Aoraia that can be found in the North as well as the South Island. This species can be found from Mount Te Aroha southwards. This species was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877 from a specimen obtained in the North Island by J. D. Enys.

The wingspan is 60–74 mm for males and 78–110 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to May.

The larvae feed on leaf litter.

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Aoraia enysii in languages:

English
Forest Ghost Moth
English
Vegetable Caterpillar

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