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Achaea lienardi

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Species of moth

Lienard's achaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species: A. lienardi
Binomial name
Achaea lienardi
(Boisduval, 1833)
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, or Lienard's achaea, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. 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, Citrus, Schotia, Sideroxylon, Ptaeroxylon, Acacia, Allophylus, Croton, Pinus and Ricinus.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. Goff, R. "Achaea lienardi, (Boisduval, 1833)". African Moths. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Achaea lienardi


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