Achaea mezentia

Achaea mezentia
	Lower left side
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Achaea
Species:	A. mezentia
Binomial name
	Achaea mezentia; (Stoll, 1780)
Synonyms
	Acanthodelta mezentiaStoll, 1780; Achaea reversaWalker, 1858; Achaea lugens(Walker, 1865);

Last updated November 04, 2025

Achaea mezentia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1780.^[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.^[2]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Canthium , Guioa canescens , Ixora , Sapindus laurifolia ,^[3] and Elaeodendron glaucum species.^[4]

References

↑ "Species Details: Acanthodelta mezentia Stoll, 1780". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
↑ "Achaea mezentia host plants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Acanthodelta mezentia Stoll, 1780". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[3] "Achaea mezentia host plants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[4] "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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