Achaea lienardi

Lienard's achaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Achaea
Species: A. lienardi
Binomial name
Achaea lienardi
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ophiusa lienardi Boisduval, 1833
  • Ophiusa cerbera Guenée, 1852
  • Achaea chamaeleon Guenée, 1852
  • Ophisma externesignata Saalmüller, 1880
  • Achaea hilaris Plötz, 1880
  • Achaea locra Plötz, 1880
  • Achaea ophismoides Walker, 1869
  • Achaea partita Walker, 1869
  • Achaea spectatura Walker, 1858
  • Ophiusa zabulon Guenée, 1852

Achaea lienardi is a fruit piercing moth of the Noctuidae family. 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, Cirtus, Schotia, Sideroxylon, Ptaeroxylon, Acacia, Allophylus, Croton, Pinus, Ricinus or Scutia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ afromoths.net
  2. ↑ Goff, R. "Achaea lienardi, (Boisduval, 1833)". African Moths. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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