Achaea lenzi is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1881. It is found on Madagascar.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Achaea |
| Species: | A. lenzi
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| Achaea lenzi (Saalmüller, 1881)
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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
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea lenzi (Saalmüller, 1881)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ Saalmüller, M. (1881). "Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 42: 435-437. – via Internet Archive.
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