Aoraia
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Aoraia Dumbleton, 1966 |
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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.
Species
- Aoraia aspina
- Aoraia aurimaculata
- Aoraia dinodes
- Aoraia ensyii
- Aoraia flavida
- Aoraia hespera
- Aoraia insularis - confined to small islands off Stewart Island/Rakiura
- Aoraia lenis
- Aoraia macropis
- Aoraia oreobolae
- Aoraia orientalis
- Aoraia rufivena
- Aoraia senex