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Achaea echo

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Echo moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. echo
Binomial name
Achaea echo
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Achaea mariaca Plötz, 1880
  • Ophisma echo Walker, 1858
Achaea echo

Achaea echo is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Equatorial West Africa to South Africa., including Sierra Leone, Ghana and Zimbabwe[1] The larvae feed on Poaceae and Panicum species, but have also been recorded on Citrus.

References

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  1. ^ Goff, R. "Achaea echo (Walker, 1855)". African Moths. africanmoths.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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