Achaea praestans

Orange-bordered achaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Genus: Achaea
Species: A. praestans
Binomial name
Achaea praestans
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Ophisma praestans Guenée, 1852
  • Achaea apinigra Laporte, 1979
  • Achaea bryoxantha (Hampson, 1902)
  • Achaea arabella Bryk, 1915
  • Ophiusa bryoxantha Hampson, 1902
  • Acanthodelta praestans (Guenée 1852)

Achaea praestans is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Africa, including South Africa, Swaziland, Madagascar, Tanzania and Mozambique.

It has a wingspan of 54mm.[1]

References

  1. ↑ (in French) Laporte, 1979. Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de Noctuelles de l'Afrique (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Spixiana 2(2): 105-112 (at: Landesmuseum.at)

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