Achaea leucopera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Achaea |
Species: | A. leucopera |
Binomial name | |
Achaea leucopera H. Druce, 1912 | |
Synonyms | |
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Achaea leucopera is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1912. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]
Hippurarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1953.
Achaea is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1923.
Achaea chrysopera is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1912. It is found in Tanzania.
Achaea catella, the banded achaea, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Africa, including Senegal, South Africa, Réunion and Namibia.
Dysgonia arcifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1912. It is found in western Africa.
Achaea lienardi, or Lienard's achaea, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in most countries in tropical Africa from Egypt to South Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius. The larva may feed on various plants, belonging to the genera Maerua, Pappea, Rhus, Citrus, Schotia, Sideroxylon, Ptaeroxylon, Acacia, Allophylus, Croton, Pinus and Ricinus.
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