Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Dalceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Oroya
Miller, 1994 | |
Oroya aurora is a moth in the Dalceridae family, and the only species in the genus Oroya. It was described by Miller in 1994. It is found in southern Peru and adjacent Bolivia. The habitat consists of tropical premontane wet, tropical premontane moist and subtropical (lower) montane wet forests.
The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm. Adults are orange, with uniform deep orange forewings. Adults are on wing in January, March, May and from October to December.
Etymology
The genus name refers to La Oroya, Peru, the type locality of the type species. The species name refers to the orange colour of a sunrise and is derived from Latin aurora.
References
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