Achaea praestans

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, Eswatini, Madagascar, Tanzania and Mozambique.

Orange-bordered achaea
Scientific classification
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)

It has a wingspan of 54 mm.[1]

References
  1. Laporte (1979). "Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de Noctuelles de l'Afrique (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)". Spixiana. 2 (2): 105-112. - via Landesmuseum.at (in French)


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