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Philenora aroa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Philenora

Philenora aroa is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are greyish white, with a dark grey antemedial line and a small dark spot at the end of the cell, followed by an irregular dark postmedial line, with a dark grey suffusion in front of the apex. The hindwings are uniform greyish white, with a dark termen.

References

Philenora aroa Wikipedia