''Aroa'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java.

Description

They are diurnal fliers. The genus differs from ''

Orgyia ''Orgyia'' is a genus of tussock moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. The species are cosmopolitan, except for the Neotropical realm. Description The male flies during the day. Its palpi are short, porr ...

'' 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.

Species

Some species of this genus are: *'' Aroa abalia'' Collenette, 1949 western Java *'' Aroa achrodisca'' Hampson, 1910 Senegal *'' Aroa anthora'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Aroa asthenes'' Collenette, 1938 Palawan *''

Aroa atrella ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They ...

'' Hampson,

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Aroa atrescens ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Hampson, 1897 Khasia Hills *'' Aroa callista'' (Collenette, 1933) Kivu *'' Aroa campbelli'' Hampson, 1905 India (Chennai) *'' Aroa clara'' Swinhoe, 1885 Bombay *''

Aroa cometaris ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Butler, 1887 Solomons *''

Aroa danva ''Aroa danva'' is a moth in the subfamily Lymantriinae described by William Schaus and W. G. Clements in 1893. Distribution This species is found in Cameroon and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a ...

'' Schaus & Clements, 1893 Sierra Leone *''

Aroa difficilis ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Walker, 1855 southern Africa *''

Aroa discalis ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Walker, 1855 southern Africa *''

Aroa eugonia ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Collenette, 1953 Ivory Coast *''

Aroa gyroptera ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Collenette, 1938 Philippines (Luzon) *''

Aroa incerta ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Rogenhofer, 1891 Kenya *''

Aroa interrogationis ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Collenette, 1938 Uganda *''

Aroa kambaiti ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Collenette, 1960 Myanmar *''

Aroa leonensis ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' Hampson, 1910 Sierra Leone *''

Aroa luteifascia ''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java. Description They are diurnal fliers. The genu ...

'' (Hampson, 1895) Myanmar *'' Aroa major'' Hampson,

/small> Sri Lanka *'' Aroa maxima'' Hampson,

/small> Sri Lanka *'' Aroa melanoleuca'' Hampson, 1905 Angola *'' Aroa melaxantha'' (Walker, 1865) southern Africa *'' Aroa nepalensis'' Daniel, 1961 Nepal *'' Aroa nigripicta'' Holland, 1893 western Africa *'' Aroa ochripicta'' Moore, 1879 Hong Kong *'' Aroa ochrota'' (Hampson, 1904) Kerala *'' Aroa pampoecila'' Collenette, 1930 Tanganyika *'' Aroa plana'' (Walker, 1855) northern India *'' Aroa postfusca'' Gaede, 1932 Yunnan *'' Aroa pyrrhochroma'' Walker, 1865 Sikkim, Bhutan, India *'' Aroa quadrimaculata'' (Janse, 1915) Zimbabwe *'' Aroa quadriplagata'' Pagenstecher, 1903 north-eastern Africa *'' Aroa risoria'' Swinhoe, 1903 Java *'' Aroa sagrara'' Swinhoe, 1885 *'' Aroa scytodes'' Collenette, 1932 Malaysia *'' Aroa sienna'' Hampson, 1891 Nilgiris *'' Aroa simplex'' (Walker, 1865) southern India *'' Aroa socrus'' (Geyer, 1837) Java *'' Aroa subnotata'' (Walker, 1855) Sri Lanka *'' Aroa tomisa'' Druce, 1896 eastern Africa *'' Aroa vosseleri'' (Grünberg, 1907) Tanzania *'' Aroa xerampelina'' (Swinhoe, 1885) Pune *'' Aroa yokoae'' Bethune-Baker, 1927 Cameroon

References

Lymantriinae Moth genera {{Lymantriidae-stub