Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Aediinae (subfamily)/  Aedia (genus)/  Anophia (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Linnaeus, 1758)
Citation:	P.[halaena] Noctua leucomelas
Original genus:	Noctua
Publication:	Linnaeus C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, .... Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata.
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Pagination:	518
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6992419

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)		unknown		Not stated.		Europe [ex errore].

Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa; Oriental: India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Sumatra), Philippines, Taiwan; Palaearctic: Algeria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Tunisia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)	Burkina Faso		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 290
Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)	Nigeria		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 290
Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)	Sao Tome & Principe	São Tomé	Prout A. E. 1927. A list of Noctuidae with descriptions of new forms collected in the island of São Thomé by T. A. Barns. page 223 (as thomae)
Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)	Seychelles	Mahé	Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 9 (as olivescens)
Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)	Sudan		Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 338

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Aedia leucomelas (Linnaeus, 1758)	Convolvulus sp.	Convolvulaceae		Hacker H. H. 2001a. Fauna of the Nolidae and Noctuidae of the Levante with descriptions and taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Appendix: Revision genus Clytie Hübner, [1823]. page 66

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Aedia acronyctoides (Guenée, 1852)	(Guenée, 1852)	species	Synonym	Anophia acronyctoides
Aedia adepta (Geyer, 1832)	(Geyer, 1832)	species	Synonym	Noctua adepta
Aedia albodiscalis (Roepke, 1932)	(Roepke, 1932)	species	Synonym	Anophia albodiscalis
Aedia diluta Roepke, 1941	Roepke, 1941	species	Synonym	Aedia diluta
Aedia ermanniae (Berio, 1989)	(Berio, 1989)	species	Misapplied	Aedia ermanniae
Aedia limitaris (Walker, 1864)	(Walker, 1864)	species	Synonym	Anophia limitaris
Aedia olivescens (Guenée, 1852)	(Guenée, 1852)	species	Synonym	Anophia olivescens
Aedia ramburii (Boisduval, 1829)	(Boisduval, 1829)	species	Synonym	Catephia ramburii