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.
Echo moth | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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References
- Goff, R. "Achaea echo (Walker, 1855)". African Moths. africanmoths.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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