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Achaea praestans (Guenée, 1852)

Orange Bordered Achaea.

SYNONYMS
Ophisma praestans, Ophiusa bryoxantha, Achaea arabella,

SPECIES IN GENUS :- 82
albicilia, albifimbria, basilewskyi, boris, catella, catocaloides, dasybasis, durfa, echo, ezea, faber, finita, illustrata, indicabilis, leucopasa, leinardi, mercatoria, mormoides, occidens, oedipodina, praestans, sordida, trapezoides, violaceofascia, xantherodera,

 

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

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Cassipourea verticillata, Cassipourea gummiflua

 

Achaea praestans
Upperside (RW)
 
Live (ZA)
 
Distribution Map
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