Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Scientific name Achaea serva Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Achaea Higher classification Achaea | |
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Similar Noctuidae, Butterflies and moths, Insect, Achaea argilla, Ophiusa trapezium | ||
Achaea serva is a species of noctuid moth of the family Erebidae. 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.
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Description
This species has a wingspan of 70-82 mm for the males and 62–80 mm for the females. Pale medial band on hindwing is less prominent. The forewing underside is more diffusely marked and less strongly variegated, but has a discal lunule. Caterpillars are brown in color. First pair of prolegs is atrophied, so they move in a looper fashion. Tail consists of a small pair of horns.
Ecology
Recorded larval food plants include Buchanania, Ipomoea, Diospyros, Rosa, Sapindus, Madhuca, Manilkara, Mimusops, Palaquium, Sideroxylon, Excoecaria agallocha, Ricinus communis, and Acacia auriculiformis.