Achaea argilla

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Achaea argilla
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Male dorsal view
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Female dorsal view
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. argilla
Binomial name
Achaea argilla
C. Swinhoe, 1901
Synonyms
  • Geria argilla

Achaea argilla, the plain looper, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1901. It is found in the northern half of Australia, especially in drier inland locations.

Female ventral view Achaea argilla female ventral.jpg
Female ventral view
Male ventral view Achaea argilla male ventral.jpg
Male ventral view

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on Breynia oblongifolia and Euphorbia species.

Pupation takes place in a cocoon.