Achaea serva

Achaea serva

''Achaea serva'' is a species of noctuid moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Borneo, Hong Kong, Java, the Philippines, the New Hebrides, to Okinawa, many western Micronesian islands and New Guinea and Australia.
Moth - Achaea serva Achaea serva,Malaysia,Moth,Penang

Appearance

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. First pair of prolegs is atrophied, so they move in a looper fashion. Tail consists of a small pair of horns.

Naming

*''Achaea serva serva''
⤷ ''Achaea serva fuscosuffusa''

Habitat

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusAchaea
SpeciesA. serva
Photographed in
Malaysia