Achaea echo Walker, 1858 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Achaea echo Walker, 1858

Achaea echo Walker, 1858

Achaea echo is an Erebidae moth found across Africa, whose larvae feed on grasses, Panicum, and Citrus.

Family
Genus
Achaea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Achaea echo Walker, 1858

Achaea echo (Walker, 1858) is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. This moth species occurs across the region stretching from Equatorial West Africa to South Africa, with confirmed populations in Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. Its larvae feed on species within the grass family Poaceae, including species in the genus Panicum, and have also been recorded feeding on Citrus plants.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Achaea

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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