Aoraia

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Aoraia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aoraia
Dumbleton, 1966
Species

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Aoraia is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 13 described species, all endemic to New Zealand. This genus contains some large species with a wingspan of up to 150 mm.

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  • Aoraia aspina
  • Aoraia aurimaculata
  • Aoraia dinodes
  • Aoraia ensyii
  • Aoraia flavida
  • Aoraia hespera
  • Aoraia insularis - confined to small islands off Stewart Island
  • Aoraia lenis
  • Aoraia macropis
  • Aoraia oreobolae
  • Aoraia orientalis
  • Aoraia rufivena
  • Aoraia senex [1]

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