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Taxonomy of Genus Achaea Hübner, 1823


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
25
9782
130745
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
3372
55024
Genera
Species
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
315
8258
Genera
Species
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
87
4798
Genera
Species
SubtribeOphiusina
Guenée, 1837
31
1809
Genera
Species
GenusAchaea
Hübner, 1823
261Species
Subnodes of Achaea Hübner, 1823
SpeciesAchaea ablunaris Guenée, 1852
Moth
SpeciesAchaea accelerans Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea mercatoria
SpeciesAchaea albicilia Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea albifimbria Walker, 1869
SpeciesAchaea albilimba Berio, 1954
SpeciesAchaea albitermia Hampson, 1910
SpeciesAchaea alkilimba Berio, 1954
SpeciesAchaea angustifascia Fletcher D. S., 1963  ⇒ Achaea obvia
SpeciesAchaea antemedialis Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea apiciplaga Holland, 1894  ⇒ Achaea albifimbria
SpeciesAchaea apinigra Laporte, 1979  ⇒ Achaea praestans
SpeciesAchaea arabella Bryk, 1915  ⇒ Achaea praestans
SpeciesAchaea argilla Swinhoe, 1901
SpeciesAchaea atrimacula Gaede, 1917
SpeciesAchaea atrivitta Walker, 1864
SpeciesAchaea balteata de Joannis, 1912
SpeciesAchaea banjonis Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea basalis Berio, 1954
SpeciesAchaea basilewskyi Berio, 1954
SpeciesAchaea basobscura Berio, 1965
SpeciesAchaea bergeri Berio, 1954
SpeciesAchaea boris Geyer, 1837
SpeciesAchaea brunnescens Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea bryoxantha Hampson, 1902  ⇒ Achaea praestans
SpeciesAchaea busira Strand, 1918
SpeciesAchaea byroxantha Poole, 1989  ⇒ Achaea praestans
SpeciesAchaea caeruleoalba Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea canuta Berio, 1978
SpeciesAchaea catella Guenée, 1852
Banded Achaea
SpeciesAchaea catilla Butler, 1879  ⇒ Achaea catella
SpeciesAchaea catocalina Holland, 1894
SpeciesAchaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852
SpeciesAchaea cerbera Guenée, 1852  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea chamaeleon Boisduval, 1833  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea chameleon Monteiro, 1891
SpeciesAchaea chamoeleon Hampson, 1902
SpeciesAchaea chrysopera Druce, 1912
SpeciesAchaea cinereovirescens Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea clugi Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea combinans Walker, 1857
SpeciesAchaea confinis Wallengren, 1856
SpeciesAchaea croceipennis Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea cupreitincta Hampson, 1918
SpeciesAchaea cuprizonea Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea cyanobathra Prout L. B., 1919
SpeciesAchaea cyllota Guenée, 1852
SpeciesAchaea cymatias Prout L. B., 1919  ⇒ Achaea durfa
SpeciesAchaea dallolmoi Berio, 1974
SpeciesAchaea dasybasis Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea dasynota R.Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
SpeciesAchaea debilis Holland, 1894  ⇒ Achaea boris
SpeciesAchaea definita Guenée, 1862
SpeciesAchaea dejeani Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea dejeanii Boisduval, 1833
SpeciesAchaea delunaris Guenée, 1852
SpeciesAchaea demaculata Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea demepa Dyar, 1914
SpeciesAchaea demta Möschler, 1883  ⇒ Achaea indeterminata
SpeciesAchaea derividata Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea determinata Prout A. E., 1921
SpeciesAchaea deviridata Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea diplographa Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea dmoe Prout L. B., 1919
SpeciesAchaea durfa Plötz, 1880
SpeciesAchaea ebenaui Saalmüller, 1880
SpeciesAchaea echo Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea esculeata Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea euryplaga Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea eusciasta Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea exhibens Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea catocaloides
SpeciesAchaea expectans Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea extensa Berio, 1965
SpeciesAchaea externesignata Saalmüller, 1880  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea exuleata Möschler, 1884
SpeciesAchaea ezea Cramer, 1779
2Subspecies
SpeciesAchaea ezeoides Strand, 1915
SpeciesAchaea faber Holland, 1894
SpeciesAchaea faberis Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea fasciculipes Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea simplex
SpeciesAchaea ferreotincta Hampson, 1918
SpeciesAchaea ferrotincta Hampson, 1918
SpeciesAchaea ficita Pagenstecher, 1907
SpeciesAchaea finita Guenée, 1852
Finite Achaea
SpeciesAchaea finitima Wallengren, 1856
SpeciesAchaea flexuosa Prout A. E., 1927
SpeciesAchaea fontainei Berio, 1956
SpeciesAchaea forbesi Schaus, 1940
SpeciesAchaea fulminans Rebel, 1915
SpeciesAchaea fuscosuffusa Gaede, 1938
SpeciesAchaea fusifera Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea hieroglyphigera Strand, 1911
SpeciesAchaea hilaris Boisduval, 1833  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea hircus Fabricius, 1794  ⇒ Achaea ezea
SpeciesAchaea hypopolia Hampson, 1918  ⇒ Achaea durfa
SpeciesAchaea illustrata Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea illustris Berio, 1941
SpeciesAchaea immunda Holland, 1896  ⇒ Achaea violaceofascia
SpeciesAchaea imperatrix Saalmüller, 1881
SpeciesAchaea indeterminata Walker, 1865
SpeciesAchaea indicabilis Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea indistincta Walker, 1865  ⇒ Melipotis perpendicularis
SpeciesAchaea infinita Guenée, 1852
SpeciesAchaea ino Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Achaea mercatoria
SpeciesAchaea intercisa Walker, 1865
SpeciesAchaea intermedia Wallengren, 1856
SpeciesAchaea jamesoni Prout L. B., 1919
SpeciesAchaea janata Linnaeus, 1758
Caster oil looper, Castor Oil Caterpillar, Castor-oil Moth
SpeciesAchaea joiceyi Prout A. E., 1921
SpeciesAchaea karschi Pagenstecher, 1907  ⇒ Achaea leucopasa
SpeciesAchaea klugei Vári & Kroon, 1986
SpeciesAchaea klugii Boisduval, 1833  ⇒ Heliophisma klugii
SpeciesAchaea lanipes Hulstaert, 1924
SpeciesAchaea lantzii Vinson, 1891
SpeciesAchaea lenzi Saalmüller, 1881
SpeciesAchaea leona Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874  ⇒ Achaea ezea
SpeciesAchaea leucopasa Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea leucopera Druce, 1912
SpeciesAchaea lienardi Boisduval, 1833
Lienard's achaea
SpeciesAchaea lienardiana Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea lienardina Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea lienhardi Berio, 1939
SpeciesAchaea limbata Guenée, 1852  ⇒ Achaea finita
Finite Achaea
SpeciesAchaea lineata Aurivillius, 1925
SpeciesAchaea locra Boisduval, 1833  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea lugens Walker, 1865  ⇒ Achaea mezentia
SpeciesAchaea lunulata Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea lunulifera Walker, 1865
SpeciesAchaea mabilli Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea mabillii Saalmüller, 1879  ⇒ Achaea illustrata
SpeciesAchaea macronephra Berio, 1956
SpeciesAchaea maculilinea Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea madagascariensis Guenée, 1852  ⇒ Achaea dejeanii
SpeciesAchaea malagasy Viette, 1981
SpeciesAchaea mania Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea nigristriata
SpeciesAchaea mariaca Plötz, 1880  ⇒ Achaea echo
SpeciesAchaea marquesanus Collenette, 1929
SpeciesAchaea medioalba Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea medioalbida Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea melanotica Aurivillius, 1925
SpeciesAchaea melicerta Drury, 1773  ⇒ Acanthodelta janata
SpeciesAchaea melicerte Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesAchaea melicertella Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea melicertoides Gaede, 1938
SpeciesAchaea mercatoria Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesAchaea mezentia Stoll, 1780
SpeciesAchaea mezentinodes Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea ministra L.B. Prout, 1919  ⇒ Achaea serva
SpeciesAchaea monodi Laporte, 1975
SpeciesAchaea mormoides Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea mundissima Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea boris
SpeciesAchaea nigra Berio, 1965
SpeciesAchaea nigristriata Laporte, 1979
SpeciesAchaea nigrosuffusa Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea nubifera Moore, 1877
SpeciesAchaea obliqua Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea oblita Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea boris
SpeciesAchaea obscurior Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea obvia Hampson, 1913
2Subspecies
SpeciesAchaea occidens Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea ochrocraspeda A.E. Prout, 1921  ⇒ Achaea durfa
SpeciesAchaea oedipodina Mabille, 1879
SpeciesAchaea olivaceotincta Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea ophismoides Boisduval, 1833  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea orbigera Gaede, 1917
SpeciesAchaea orea Mabille, 1881  ⇒ Achaea dejeanii
SpeciesAchaea orthogramma Mabille, 1879
SpeciesAchaea partita Boisduval, 1833  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea partitana Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea partitina Pinhey, 1975
SpeciesAchaea pentasema L.B. Prout, 1919  ⇒ Achaea serva
SpeciesAchaea phaeobasis Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea poliopasta Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea polychroma Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea praestans Guenée, 1852
SpeciesAchaea praestantis Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea pretoriae Distant, 1892  ⇒ Achaea sordida
SpeciesAchaea pulchrivena Walker, 1864
SpeciesAchaea purpurascens Holloway, 1982
SpeciesAchaea purpureilinea Walker, 1864
SpeciesAchaea quadrilunata Pagenstecher, 1890
SpeciesAchaea radama Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
SpeciesAchaea radamana Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea radamella Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea rectivia Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea regularidia Strand, 1912
SpeciesAchaea rena Berio, 1965
SpeciesAchaea renanta Prout, 1927
SpeciesAchaea renata A.E. Prout, 1927
SpeciesAchaea renimacula Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea renimaculata Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea restituta Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea ablunaris
SpeciesAchaea retrorsa Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea reversa Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea mezentia
SpeciesAchaea richardi Viette, 1976  ⇒ Achaea violaceofascia
SpeciesAchaea rivularis Butler, 1875
SpeciesAchaea robinsoni Holloway, 1982
SpeciesAchaea rothkirchi Strand, 1914  ⇒ Achaea durfa
SpeciesAchaea rufobrunnea Strand, 1913
SpeciesAchaea rufotincta Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea russoi Strand, 1918
SpeciesAchaea saboeaereginae Laporte, 1975
SpeciesAchaea sakaraha Griveaud, 1981
SpeciesAchaea sarcopasa Druce, 1912  ⇒ Achaea orthogramma
SpeciesAchaea schausi
SpeciesAchaea schuetzei Bryk, 1915  ⇒ Achaea nigristriata
SpeciesAchaea schutzei Bryk, 1915
SpeciesAchaea semiflava Carcasson, 1965
SpeciesAchaea semiluna Saalmüller, 1891
SpeciesAchaea semipallida Walker, 1864
SpeciesAchaea senior Walker, 1858  ⇒ Achaea boris
SpeciesAchaea serva Fabricius, 1775
2Subspecies
SpeciesAchaea seychellarum Holland, 1896  ⇒ Achaea violaceofascia
SpeciesAchaea seyrigi Griveaud, 1981
SpeciesAchaea shuetzei Bryk, 1915  ⇒ Achaea mormoides
SpeciesAchaea signipennifera Strand, 1912
SpeciesAchaea signivitta Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea simplex Walker, 1865
SpeciesAchaea sinistra Mabille, 1880  ⇒ Achaea boris
SpeciesAchaea sordida Walker, 1865
SpeciesAchaea spec Walker, 1858
SpeciesAchaea spectatura Boisduval, 1833  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea stumpffi Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea stumpffii Saalmüller, 1880
SpeciesAchaea subvariegata Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea synethes Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea sypnoides Butler, 1878
SpeciesAchaea teterrima Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea theata Fletcher, 1957
SpeciesAchaea thermopera Hampson, 1913
SpeciesAchaea thomensis A.E. Prout, 1927  ⇒ Achaea ezea
SpeciesAchaea tigrina Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Acanthodelta janata
SpeciesAchaea tolnaodes Berio, 1956
SpeciesAchaea tornistigma Prout, 1921
SpeciesAchaea trapezioides Saalmüller, 1891
SpeciesAchaea trapezoides Guenée, 1862
SpeciesAchaea turturoides Walker, 1857
SpeciesAchaea umbrata Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea umbrigera Mabille, 1898
SpeciesAchaea undulata Strand, 1914
SpeciesAchaea uniformis Berio, 1965
SpeciesAchaea unilinea Prout A. E., 1919
SpeciesAchaea usitata Prout A. E., 1927
SpeciesAchaea varians Mabille, 1898
SpeciesAchaea violacea Berio, 1965
SpeciesAchaea violaceofascia Saalmüller, 1891
2Subspecies
SpeciesAchaea violascens Hampson, 1918
SpeciesAchaea vionigra Berio, 1965
SpeciesAchaea virga Berio, 1965
SpeciesAchaea vulpina Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Achaea mercatoria
SpeciesAchaea xanthodera Holland, 1894
SpeciesAchaea xanthoptera Hampson, 1910
SpeciesAchaea zabulon Guenée, 1852  ⇒ Achaea lienardi
SpeciesAchaea zanzibarica Hampson, 1913

Synonyms
Geria (Walker, 1858)


Distribution of Achaea Hübner, 1823
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Afghanistan


Algeria


Angola


Australia
10 Species
Bangladesh


Benin


Botswana


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cambodia


Cameroon
27 Species
Cape Verde


Central African Republic


Chile


Comoros


Cook Islands


Costa Rica
2 Species
Cuba


Democratic Republic of the Congo
51 Species
Dominican Republic


Ecuador
2 Species
Egypt


El Salvador


Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Ethiopia


Fiji


Gabon


Gambia


Ghana


Guinea


Guinea-Bissau


Honduras


India
4 Species
Indonesia
4 Species
Iran


Ivory Coast


Jamaica


Japan
2 Species
Kenya
28 Species
Laos


Lesotho


Liberia


Madagascar
57 Species
Malawi


Malaysia


Mali


Mauritania


Mauritius


Mexico
6 Species
Mozambique


Namibia


New Zealand


Niger


Nigeria
29 Species
Oman


Pakistan


Palau


Panama


Papua New Guinea


Paraguay


Peru


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa
54 Species
Rwanda


São Tomé and Príncipe


Saudi Arabia


Senegal


Seychelles


Sierra Leone


Singapore


Somalia


Somaliland


South Korea


South Sudan


Sri Lanka


Sudan


Taiwan
2 Species
Tanzania
35 Species
Thailand


Togo


Trinidad and Tobago


Uganda
28 Species
United Arab Emirates


USA
2 Species
Yemen


Zambia


Zimbabwe




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