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.

Oroya aurora
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Oroya

Miller, 1994
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O. aurora
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Oroya aurora
Miller, 1994

The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm.[2]

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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.