Achaea albicilia

Achaea albicilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Achaea
Species:	A. albicilia
Binomial name
	Achaea albicilia; (Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
	Ophisma albiciliaWalker, 1858; Acanthodelta albicilia(Walker, 1858);

Last updated September 06, 2025

Achaea albicilia is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.^[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Gambia, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.^[2]

The larvae have been recorded on mango.

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Achaea albicilia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 14, 2019.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea albicilia (Walker, 1858)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Achaea albicilia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea albicilia (Walker, 1858)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

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