Achaea serva (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Achaea serva (Fabricius, 1775)

Achaea serva (Fabricius, 1775)

Achaea serva is a moth species with documented sexual wingspan differences and known recorded larval host plants.

Family
Genus
Achaea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Achaea serva (Fabricius, 1775)

Achaea serva, first described by Fabricius in 1775, differs in wingspan between sexes: males have a wingspan ranging from 70 to 82 millimeters, while females have a wingspan ranging from 62 to 80 millimeters. Recorded larval food plants for this moth species include Buchanania, Ipomoea, Diospyros, Rosa, Sapindus, Madhuca, Manilkara, Mimusops, Palaquium, Sideroxylon, Excoecaria agallocha, Ricinus communis, and Acacia auriculiformis.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Achaea

More from Erebidae

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

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