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*''Achaea fasciculipes'' <small>Walker, 1858</small>
*''Achaea fasciculipes'' <small>Walker, 1858</small>
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'''''Achaea serva''''' is a species of noctuid [[moth]] of the [[Erebidae]] family. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to [[Okinawa]], many western [[Micronesia|Micronesian islands]] and [[New Guinea]] and [[Australia]].
'''''Achaea serva''''' is a species of noctuid [[moth]] of the [[Erebidae]] family. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Burma]], [[China]], [[Borneo]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Java]], [[Philippines]], [[New Hebrides]], to [[Okinawa]], many western [[Micronesia|Micronesian islands]] and [[New Guinea]] and [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/268625 | title=Achaea serva distribution | publisher=India Biodiversity Portal | accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref>


==Description==
This species has a wingspan of 70-82mm for the males and 62–80&nbsp;mm for the females.<ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1978.tb01501.x/pdf Edwards, 1978, ''A Review of the Genus ACHAEA Hübner in Australia'' - Australian Journal of Entomology, Volume 17(4): 329-340]</ref>
This species has a wingspan of 70-82mm for the males and 62–80&nbsp;mm for the females.<ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1978.tb01501.x/pdf Edwards, 1978, ''A Review of the Genus ACHAEA Hübner in Australia'' - Australian Journal of Entomology, Volume 17(4): 329-340]</ref> Pale medial band on hind wing is less prominent. The forewing underside is more diffusely marked and less strongly variegated, but has a discal lunule.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/ophiusini/ophiusini_5_1.php | title=Achaea serva Fabricius | publisher=The Moths of Borneo | accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref> Caterpillars are brown in color. First pair of prolegs is atrophied, so they move in a looper fashion. Tail consists a small pair of horns.<ref name="Achaeaserva">{{cite web | url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/serva.html | title=Achaea serva (Fabricius, 1775) | publisher=Butterfly House | accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref>


==Ecology==
Recorded larval food plants include ''[[Buchanania]]'', ''[[Ipomoea]]'', ''[[Diospyros]]'', ''[[Ricinus]]'', ''[[Sapindus]]'', ''[[Madhuca]]'', ''[[Manilkara]]'', ''[[Mimusops]]'', ''[[Palaquium]]'' and ''[[Sideroxylon]]''.
Recorded larval food plants include ''[[Buchanania]]'', ''[[Ipomoea]]'', ''[[Diospyros]]'', ''[[Rosa]]'', ''[[Sapindus]]'', ''[[Madhuca]]'', ''[[Manilkara]]'', ''[[Mimusops]]'', ''[[Palaquium]]'', ''[[Sideroxylon]]'', ''[[Excoecaria agallocha]]'', ''[[Ricinus communis]]'', and ''[[Acacia auriculiformis]]''.<ref name="Achaeaserva" />


==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/ophiusini/ophiusini_5_1.php Species info]


[[Category:Achaea (moth)]]
[[Category:Achaea (moth)]]

Revision as of 03:58, 9 August 2016

Achaea serva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Erebinae
Tribe:
Poaphilini
Genus:
Achaea
Species:
A. serva
Binomial name
Achaea serva
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Noctua serva Fabricius, 1775
  • Achaea fasciculipes Walker, 1858

Achaea serva is a species of noctuid moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Burma, China, Borneo, Hong Kong, Java, Philippines, New Hebrides, to Okinawa, many western Micronesian islands and New Guinea and Australia.[1]

Description

This species has a wingspan of 70-82mm for the males and 62–80 mm for the females.[2] Pale medial band on hind wing is less prominent. The forewing underside is more diffusely marked and less strongly variegated, but has a discal lunule.[3] Caterpillars are brown in color. First pair of prolegs is atrophied, so they move in a looper fashion. Tail consists a small pair of horns.[4]

Ecology

Recorded larval food plants include Buchanania, Ipomoea, Diospyros, Rosa, Sapindus, Madhuca, Manilkara, Mimusops, Palaquium, Sideroxylon, Excoecaria agallocha, Ricinus communis, and Acacia auriculiformis.[4]

Subspecies

  • Achaea serva serva
  • Achaea serva fuscosuffusa (New Guinea)
  • Female dorsal view
    Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view
    Female ventral view
  • Male dorsal view
    Male dorsal view
  • Male ventral view
    Male ventral view

References

  1. ^ "Achaea serva distribution". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ Edwards, 1978, A Review of the Genus ACHAEA Hübner in Australia - Australian Journal of Entomology, Volume 17(4): 329-340
  3. ^ "Achaea serva Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Achaea serva (Fabricius, 1775)". Butterfly House. Retrieved 9 August 2016.


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