Achaea finita

Achaea finita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Achaea
Species: A. finita
Binomial name
Achaea finita
(Guenee, 1852)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Ophisma finita Guenee, 1852
  • Ophisma limbata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874

Achaea finita, the Finite Achaea, is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Réunion, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Arachis hypogaea, Citrus species, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Phaseolus species, Pisum sativum, Ricinuc communis and Solanum tuberosum.[4]

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