Achaea faber

Achaea faber is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in large parts of Africa, including Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Réunion, South Africa and Tanzania.[1]

Achaea faber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. faber
Binomial name
Achaea faber
Holland, 1894

The larvae have been recorded on banana, citrus and mango.[1]

References

  1. Achaea faber, Africanmoths.com
  • Genitalia figures of this species have been published in Esperiana, Buchreihe zur Entomologie, 12: 146, figs 26,27.


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