Achaea orthogramma

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Achaea orthogramma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. orthogramma
Binomial name
Achaea orthogramma
(Mabille, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Achaea sarcopasaDruce, 1912
  • Ophiodes orthogrammaMabille, 1879
  • Acanthodelta orthogramma(Mabille, 1879)

Achaea orthogramma is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, including Madagascar.

Its larvae feed on Syzygium cumini , a Myrtaceae. [1]

References

  1. Breniere & Dubois, 1965. Catalogue des Insectes nuisibles aux Cultures malgaches. Institut de recherches Agronomique à Madagascar. 43