Aroa

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Aroa
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Aroa danva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Lymantriinae
Tribe:
Orgyiini
Genus:
Aroa

Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • GynaephoraHübner, 1819
  • CaeninaFelder, 1861
  • OrnithopsycheWallengren, 1863
  • OrnithopsycheWallengren, 1865
  • BazisaWalker, 1865
  • BazizaHampson, 1893
  • ArvaGrünberg, 1913
  • HampsonaGupta, Farooqi & Chaudhary, 1986

Aroa is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java.

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Description

They are diurnal fliers. The genus differs from Orgyia due to much longer palpi and less-hairy body. Third joint prominent. Legs are less hairy. Female has fully developed wings. Antennae branches are shorter than in male. [1]

Species

Some species of this genus are: [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Aroa Walker, 1855". Afromoths. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku (December 1, 2015). "Aroa Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 26, 2020.


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