Aoraia hespera

Aoraia hespera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Aoraia
Species: A. hespera
Binomial name
Aoraia hespera
Dugdale, 1994

Aoraia hespera is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

The wingspan is about 55 mm for males. The forewing colour pattern is ash-white on grey-brown with a pale subterminal band broken at half length, and with a conspicuous, pallid basal patch. The hindwings are smoky brown.[1]

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