Aurana

Aurana is a genus of snout moths. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Japan^[3] and Australia.

Aurana
Aurana actiosella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Subfamily:	Phycitinae
Tribe:	Phycitini
Genus:	Aurana Walker, 1863[1]
Type species
Aurana actiosella Walker, 1863[2]
Synonyms
Longiculcita Roesler, 1975

Taxonomy

Some authors list the genus as a synonym of Pempelia.

Species

• Aurana actiosella Walker, 1863
• Aurana vinaceella (Inoue, 1963)

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Aurana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
2. Aurana at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
3. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

External links

• Walker, Francis (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 122. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
• Savela, Markku. "Pempelia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2017.