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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

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

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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