Achaea violaceofascia is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1891. It is found much of western Africa and on islands in the Indian Ocean.[1]

Achaea violaceofascia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Achaea
Species:
A. violaceofascia
Binomial name
Achaea violaceofascia
(Saalmüller, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Achaea seychellarum Holland, 1896
  • Achaea richardi Viette, 1975
  • Achaea immunda Holland, 1896
  • Dysgonia violaceofascia Saalmüller, 1891
  • Acanthodelta violaceofascia (Saalmüller 1891)

References edit

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.