Aoraia dinodes
Species of moth
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Aoraia |
| Species: | A. dinodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Aoraia dinodes (Meyrick, 1890) | |
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The wingspan is 62–70 mm for males and about 70 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to June.[3]
