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Achaea thermopera

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Achaea thermopera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. thermopera
Binomial name
Achaea thermopera
Hampson, 1913
Synonyms
  • Acanthodelta thermopera (Hampson, 1913)
  • Achaea thermopera basobscura

Achaea thermopera is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria.[1]

The larvae have been recorded on Leptospermum variegatum.

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea thermopera Hampson, 1913". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.