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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. The larvae feed on Poaceae and Panicum species, but have also been recorded on Citrus.

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Echo moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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 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.

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References

References

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