Aroa
For other uses, see Aroa (disambiguation).
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| Aroa danva | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Lymantrinae |
| Tribe: | Lymantrini |
| Genus: | Aroa Walker, 1855 |
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Aroa is a genus of moths in the family Lymantriidae. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java.
Description
They are diurnal fliers. Genus differs from Orgyia due to much longer palpi and less hairy body. Third joint prominent. Legs are less hairy. Female has fully developed wings. Antennae branches are shorter than in male.[1]
Species
Some species of this genus are:[2]
- Aroa achrodisca Hampson, 1910
- Aroa anthora (Felder, 1874)
- Aroa callista (Collenette, 1933)
- Aroa danva Schaus, 1893
- Aroa difficilis Walker, 1865
- Aroa discalis Walker, 1855
- Aroa eugonia Collenette, 1953
- Aroa incerta Rogenhofer, 1891
- Aroa interrogationis Collenette, 1938
- Aroa leonensis Hampson, 1910
- Aroa melanoleuca Hampson, 1905
- Aroa nigripicta Holland, 1893
- Aroa pampoecila Collenette, 1930
- Aroa quadrimaculata (Janse, 1915)
- Aroa quadriplagata Pagenstecher, 1903
- Aroa tomisa Druce, 1896
- Aroa yokoae Bethune-Baker, 1927
References
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ afromoths
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