Aoraia senex

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Aoraia senex
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Female specimen
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Male specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aoraia
Species:
A. senex
Binomial name
Aoraia senex
(Hudson, 1908)
Synonyms [1]
  • Porina senexHudson, 1908
  • Porina annulataHamilton, 1909

Aoraia senex is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, [2] where it is known from the South Island. [3] This species was first described by George Vernon Hudson in 1908 from specimens discovered by J. H. Lewis in Central Otago. [4]

The wingspan is 43–50 mm for males. Females are sub-brachypterous with a wingspan of 30–34 mm. [1] The forewings and hindwings are sparsely scaled and those of the female are narrowed and apically pointed. Adults are on wing from December to February. Adults are day-flying. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dugdale, J. S. (1994). "Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 30: 1–164 via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.
  2. "Aoraia senex (Hudson, 1908)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  3. Dumbleton, L. J. (December 1966). "Genitalia, classification & zoogeography of New Zealand Hepialidae (Lepidopter)" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Science: 920–981.
  4. Hudson, George Vernon (1908). "Recent observations on New Zealand macrolepidoptera including descriptions of new species". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 40: 104–107 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.