Aurana

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Aurana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Aurana
Walker, 1863 [1]
Type species
Aurana actiosella
Walker, 1863 [2]
Synonyms
  • LongiculcitaRoesler, 1975

Aurana is a genus of snout moths. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Japan [3] and Australia.

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Taxonomy

Some authors list the genus as a synonym of Pempelia .

Species

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<i>Aurana actiosella</i> Species of moth

Aurana actiosella is a species of snout moth in the genus Aurana. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is found in Australia.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aurana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. Aurana at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 20, 2017.