Achaea mezentia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1780.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2]
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The caterpillar is known to feed on Canthium, Guioa canescens, Ixora, Sapindus laurifolia,[3] and Elaeodendron glaucum species.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Acanthodelta mezentia Stoll, 1780". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Achaea mezentia host plants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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