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Great Ghost Moths
Aoraia
Aoraia is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 13 described species, all endemic to New Zealand. The type species of this genus is Porina dinodes Meyrick, 1890. This genus contains some large species with a wingspan of up to 150 mm.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Otago Ghost Moth
speciesAoraia rufivena
Aoraia dinodes
speciesAoraia dinodes
Aoraia aurimaculata
speciesAoraia aurimaculata
Forest Ghost Moth
speciesAoraia enysii
Aoraia senex
speciesAoraia senex
Aoraia lenis
speciesAoraia lenis
Aoraia orientalis
speciesAoraia orientalis
Aoraia macropis
speciesAoraia macropis
Aoraia aspina
speciesAoraia aspina
Aoraia flavida
speciesAoraia flavida
Buller's moth
speciesAoraia mairi
Aoraia hespera
speciesAoraia hespera
Aoraia oreobolae
speciesAoraia oreobolae
Aoraia insularis
speciesAoraia insularis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 375558.