Aedia sericea (Butler, 1882)
(previously known as : Anophia sericea)
ACRONICTINAENOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 28 May 2009)


(Photo: courtesy of Peter T Oboyski, Esseg Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley)

The adult moth of this species has dark brown forewings which have a subtle pattern of light and shade. Each hindwing is black with a white basal area, white tornus and termen.

The species is found in the South Pacific, for example :

  • Society Islands, and
  • Australia.

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