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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Aedia |
| Species: | A. arctipennis
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| Aedia arctipennis (Hulstaert, 1924)[1]
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The larvae feed on Ipomoea pes-carpae. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 30 mm. Pupation takes place underground in a cocoon.[3]
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- ^ 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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