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Oroya aurora

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Oroya aurora
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Oroya

Miller, 1994
Species:
O. aurora
Binomial name
Oroya aurora
Miller, 1994

Oroya aurora is a moth in the family Dalceridae, and the only species in the genus Oroya. Both the genus and the species were first described by Scott E. Miller in 1994.[1] 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Miller, S. E. (1994). "Systematics of the Neotropical moth family Dalceridae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 153 (4): 1-495.