Achaea mezentia

Achaea mezentia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1780.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2]

Achaea mezentia
Lower left side
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Achaea
Species:
A. mezentia
Binomial name
Achaea mezentia
(Stoll, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Acanthodelta mezentia Stoll, 1780
  • Achaea reversa Walker, 1858
  • Achaea lugens (Walker, 1865)
Achaea mezentia

The caterpillar is known to feed on Canthium, Guioa canescens, Ixora, Sapindus laurifolia,[3] and Elaeodendron glaucum species.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Acanthodelta mezentia Stoll, 1780". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "Achaea mezentia host plants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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