Aoraia aspina

Aoraia aspina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aoraia
Species: A. aspina
Binomial name
Aoraia aspina
Dugdale, 1994

Aoraia aspina is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1994 from specimens collected in the Tasman, Otago and Southland districts.[1] It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]

The wingspan is 46–53 mm for males. Females are brachypterous. The colour pattern of the forewings is ash-white on chocolate brown. The hindwings are variable, from nearly as dark as the forewings to yellowish buff. Adults are on wing from February to April.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dugdale, J. S. (1994). "Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 30: 1–164 via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  2. "Aoraia aspina Dugdale, 1994". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-09.



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