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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Achaea |
| Species: | A. trapezoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Achaea trapezoides (
Guenée, 1862)
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Achaea trapezoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in South Africa and on Réunion.
Achille Guenée described this species with a wingspan of 52 mm. [1]
Their caterpillars feed on Euphorbiaceae, Acalpha species and Ricinus communis. They have also been observed on roses [2]
References
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- ^ A. Guenée in: Maillard, 1862, Notes sur l'Ile de la Réunion, Annexe G, page 47
- ^ Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. ISBN 978-2-914817-07-3 - page 398
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