Achaea dejeanii

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Achaea dejeanii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. dejeanii
Binomial name
Achaea dejeanii
(Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Achaea oreaMabille, 1881
  • Achaea madagascariensis(Guenée, 1852)
  • Achoea madagascariensisGuenée, 1852
  • Ophiusa dejeaniiBoisduval, 1833
  • Acanthodelta dejeanii(Boisduval, 1833)

Achaea dejeanii is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Madagascar. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea dejeanii (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.