Achaea serva
| Achaea serva | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Achaea |
| Species: | A. serva |
| Binomial name | |
| Achaea serva (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Achaea serva is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to Okinawa, many western Micronesian islands and New Guinea and Australia.
This species has a wingspan of 70-82mm for the males and 62–80 mm for the females.[1]
Recorded larval food plants include Buchanania, Ipomoea, Diospyros, Ricinus, Sapindus, Madhuca, Manilkara, Mimusops, Palaquium and Sideroxylon.
Subspecies
- Achaea serva serva
- Achaea serva fuscosuffusa (New Guinea)
Gallery
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Female dorsal view
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Female ventral view
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Male dorsal view
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Male ventral view