Aoraia dinodes

Aoraia dinodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aoraia
Species:
A. dinodes
Binomial name
Aoraia dinodes
(Meyrick, 1890)
Synonyms[1]
  • Porina dinodes Meyrick, 1890

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. Adults are on wing from February to June.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Aoraia dinodes (Meyrick, 1890)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1890). "Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 22: 204–220 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Dugdale, J. S. (1994). "Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 30: 1–164 – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.


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