Aedia arctipennis

Aedia arctipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Aedia
Species:	A. arctipennis
Binomial name
	Aedia arctipennis; (Hulstaert, 1924)
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 . 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[]

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catephia arctipennis Hulstaert 1924". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
^ 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.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 December 2017). "Aedia arctipennis (Hulstaert, 1924)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Catephia arctipennis Hulstaert 1924". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.

[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] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 December 2017). "Aedia arctipennis (Hulstaert, 1924)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

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