Aedoea

Aedoea is a genus of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains only one species, Aedoea decreta, which is found in Borneo[2] and Australia.[3]

Aedoea
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Aedoea

Turner, 1899
Species:
A. decreta
Binomial name
Aedoea decreta
(Butler, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithosia decreta Butler, 1877
  • Eilema decreta
  • Aedoea monochroa Turner, 1899
  • Eilema decreta ab. pulolautensis Strand, 1922

Males are small and pale dull yellow, although the forewings are darker and more orange than the hindwings.

Taxonomy

Aedoea monochroa is sometimes treated as a valid species.

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