Aedia arctipennis

Aedia arctipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Aedia
Species: A. arctipennis
Binomial name
Aedia arctipennis
(Hulstaert, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catephia arctipennis Hulstaert, 1924
  • Catephia canescens Hampson, 1926

Aedia arctipennis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Indonesia (Tenimbar Islands)[2] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are fawn with a vague pattern. The hindwings are off-white with black submarginal bands.

The larvae feed on Ipomoea pes-carpae. They are speckled grey with yellow stripes outlined in black. The head is grey with black dots. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 30 mm. Pupation takes place underground in a cocoon.[3]

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aedia arctipennis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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