Achaea praestans: Difference between revisions

Achaea praestans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Erebinae
Genus:	Achaea
Species:	A. praestans
Binomial name
	Achaea praestans; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	Ophisma praestans Guenée, 1852; Achaea apinigra Laporte, 1979; Achaea bryoxantha (Hampson, 1902); Achaea arabella Bryk, 1915; Ophiusa bryoxantha Hampson, 1902; Acanthodelta praestans (Guenée 1852);

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Achaea praestans is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Africa, including South Africa, Swaziland, Madagascar, Tanzania and Mozambique.

It has a wingspan of 54mm.^[1]

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 | subfamilia_authority =
 | genus = ''[[Achaea (moth)|Achaea]]''
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 *''Acanthodelta praestans'' <small>(Guenée 1852)</small>
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-'''''Achaea praestans''''' is a species of [[moth]] of the [[Noctuidae]] family. It is found in [[Africa]], including [[South Africa]], [[Swaziland]], [[Madagascar]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Mozambique]].
+'''''Achaea praestans''''' is a species of [[moth]] of the [[Erebidae]] family. It is found in [[Africa]], including [[South Africa]], [[Swaziland]], [[Madagascar]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Mozambique]].
+It has a wingspan of 54mm.<ref>(in French) [http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/Spixiana_002_0105-0112.pdf Laporte, 1979. Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de Noctuelles de l'Afrique (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Spixiana 2(2): 105-112 (at: Landesmuseum.at)]</ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://africanmoths.com/pages/NOCTUIIDAE/CATACALINAE/achaea_praestans.htm Africanmoths: Picture & Distribution map for ''Achaea praestans'']
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