Achaea praestans

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Orange-bordered achaea
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. praestans
Binomial name
Achaea praestans
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Ophisma praestans Guenée, 1852
  • Achaea apinigra Laporte, 1979
  • Achaea bryoxantha (Hampson, 1902)
  • Achaea arabella Bryk, 1915
  • Ophiusa bryoxantha Hampson, 1902
  • Acanthodelta praestans (Guenée 1852)

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, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[1] It has a wingspan of 54 mm.

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