Achaea lenzi

Achaea lenzi is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1881. It is found on Madagascar.[1]

Achaea lenzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Catocalinae
Genus:
Achaea
Species:
A. lenzi
Binomial name
Achaea lenzi
(Saalmüller, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Ophisma lenzi Saalmüller, 1881

The head, thorax and forewings of this species are chocolate coloured. It has a wingspan of 40–42 mm. Saalmüller named this species after the curator of the Lübeck museum, Dr. Heinrich Lenz.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea lenzi (Saalmüller, 1881)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. Saalmüller, M. (1881). "Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 42: 435-437. – via Internet Archive.


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