Achaea lienardi
Lienard's achaea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Achaea |
Species: | A. lienardi
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Binomial name | |
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
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Achaea lienardi, or Lienard's achaea, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833.[1] It is found in most countries in tropical Africa from Egypt to South Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius. The larva may feed on various plants, belonging to the genera Maerua, Pappea, Rhus, Citrus, Schotia, Sideroxylon, Ptaeroxylon, Acacia, Allophylus, Croton, Pinus and Ricinus.[2]
References[]
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Goff, R. "Achaea lienardi, (Boisduval, 1833)". African Moths. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
Categories:
- Achaea (moth)
- Moths of Africa
- Moths of Comoros
- Moths of Madagascar
- Moths of Mauritius
- Moths of Réunion
- Moths of the Middle East
- Moths described in 1833
- Erebinae stubs