Achaea praestans

Orange-bordered achaea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
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);

Achaea praestans, the orange-bordered achaea, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in South Africa, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.^[1]

It has a wingspan of 54 mm.

References[edit]

"Achaea praestans (Guenée, 1852)". African Moths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

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