Aoraia dinodes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Aoraia |
| Species: | A. dinodes
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| Aoraia dinodes (Meyrick, 1890)
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Aoraia dinodes is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1] This moth was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890 from specimens collected in Invercargill by Captain Hutton.[2]
The wingspan is 62–70 mm for males and about 70 mm for females. The forewing pattern is intricate or sometimes simplified fawn-brown to chocolate brown with markings in ashwhite. The hindwings are fawn to smoky brown. Adults are on wing from February to June.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Aoraia dinodes (Meyrick, 1890)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1890). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 22: 204–220 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1994). "Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 30: 1–164 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
External links[edit]
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