African Moths Gambia


     

Achaea praestans (Guenée, 1852)

Orange Bordered Achaea.

SYNONYMS
Ophisma praestans, Ophiusa bryoxantha, Achaea arabella,

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 85
albicilia, albifimbria, albitermia, basilewskyi, boris, canuta, catella, catocalina, catocaloides, chrysopera, dasybasis, determinata, durfa, echo, ezea, ezeoides, faber, finita, illustrata, indeterminata, indicabilis, infinita, intercisa, jamesoni, klugii, leucopasa, lienardi, mormoides, oblita, obvia, occidens, oedipodina, praestans, thermopera, trapezoides, violaceofascia, xanthodera, xantheroptera,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Cassipourea verticillata, Cassipourea gummiflua

 

Achaea praestans
Upperside (RW)
 
Upperside (TZ)
 
Upperside (TZ)
Achaea praestans   Achaea praestans   Achaea praestans
Photo © Charaxes
 
Photo © University Museum Oslo. © W & J De Prins
 
Photo © University Museum Oslo. © W & J De Prins
Live (ZA)
 
Live (ZA)
 
Live (ZA)
Achaea praestans   Achaea praestans   Achaea praestans
Photo © H. Roland
 
Photo © Q. Grobler
 
Photo © Q. Grobler
 
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