Achaea dmoe

Achaea dmoe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Achaea
Species: A. dmoe
Binomial name
Achaea dmoe
Prout, 1919

Achaea dmoe is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Madagascar.

This species has a wingspan of 56–62 mm.

Head, thorax and the base of the abdomen are yellowish bronw, sometimes with a rufous tinge. Abdomen otherwise strongly mixed with dark grey. The forewings are moderately broad, costa curved towards the apex, light yellow-brown or red-brown with strong vinaceous reflections, at least in the median area. The distal area and the costal edge are generally more yellow. It has a white spot close to the base, lines grey or blackish and interrupted. The hindwings are dusky greyish-ochreous becoming almost black sitally between costa and M², a small whitish apical spot, and an ill-defined light ochreous-brown band.

The 4 holotypes provided from Central Madagascar from a height of 2500 feet from Jan.-March 1911 from F.B.Pratt. [1]

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