Achaea serva
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Achaea serva is a species of noctuid moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Burma, China, Borneo, Hong Kong, Java, Philippines, New Hebrides, to Okinawa, many western Micronesian islands and New Guinea and Australia.[1]
Description
This species has a wingspan of 70-82 mm for the males and 62–80 mm for the females.[2] Pale medial band on hindwing is less prominent. The forewing underside is more diffusely marked and less strongly variegated, but has a discal lunule.[3] Caterpillars are brown in color. First pair of prolegs is atrophied, so they move in a looper fashion. Tail consists of a small pair of horns.[4]
Ecology
Recorded larval food plants include Buchanania, Ipomoea, Diospyros, Rosa, Sapindus, Madhuca, Manilkara, Mimusops, Palaquium, Sideroxylon, Excoecaria agallocha, Ricinus communis, and Acacia auriculiformis.[4]
Subspecies
- Achaea serva serva
- Achaea serva fuscosuffusa (New Guinea)
Gallery
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Male ventral view
References
- ^ "Achaea serva distribution". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Edwards, 1978, A Review of the Genus ACHAEA Hübner in Australia - Australian Journal of Entomology, Volume 17(4): 329-340
- ^ "Achaea serva Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Achaea serva (Fabricius, 1775)". Butterfly House. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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