Achaea praestans
| Orange-bordered achaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Achaea |
| Species: | A. praestans
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| Binomial name | |
| Achaea praestans (Guenée, 1852)
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Achaea praestans, the orange-bordered achaea, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, Madagascar, Tanzania and Mozambique.
It has a wingspan of 54 mm.[1]
References
- ^ Laporte (1979). "Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de Noctuelles de l'Afrique (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)". Spixiana. 2 (2): 105-112. - via Landesmuseum.at (in French)
External links
- "Achaea praestans (Guenée, 1852)". African Moths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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