Achaea imperatrix

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Achaea imperatrix
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. imperatrix
Binomial name
Achaea imperatrix
(Saalmüller, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ophisma imperatixSaalmüller, 1881

Achaea imperatrix is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Madagascar. It features a mottled brown and gray camouflage coloration. [1]

It has a wingspan of 76 mm. [2]

Publication

This species was first described in Max Saalmüller in 1881.

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea imperatrix (Saalmüller, 1881)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. Saalmüller, M. (1881). "Zwei neue Noctuen aus Madagascar". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 42: 214–216. – via Internet Archive.