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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Achaea |
| Species: | A. faber |
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| Achaea faber Holland, 1894 | |
The larvae have been recorded on banana, citrus and mango.[1]
References
- Achaea faber, Africanmoths.com
External links
- Genitalia figures of this species have been published in Esperiana, Buchreihe zur Entomologie, 12: 146, figs 26,27.
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