Aroa yokoae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1927.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]

Aroa yokoae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Aroa
Species:
A. yokoae
Binomial name
Aroa yokoae

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Both wings are pale creamy yellow, with the termen edged very broadly (more than half the distance towards the cell) with blackish brown. The underside of the wings is like the upperside.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aroa yokoae​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.