''Aedia melas'' is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

. It is found on

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

. The

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is about 37 mm. The forewings are dark reddish brown, with a waved antemedial line, beyond which the medial area is very dark. The postmedial line is almost crenulate, beyond this line the costal area is pale reddish brown. The apex is darkish brown and the subterminal line is pale red-brown and there is a whitish spot just above the tornus. The reniform spot is greyish. The hindwings are black with a white central patch.New Noctuidae from British New Guinea
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References

Acontiinae Moths described in 1906 Moths of New Guinea {{Acontiinae-stub