Achaea lienardi, or Lienard's achaea, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833.[1] It is found in most countries in tropical Africa from Egypt to South Africa, including the islands of Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius. The larva may feed on various plants, belonging to the genera Maerua, Pappea, Rhus, Citrus, Schotia, Sideroxylon, Ptaeroxylon, Acacia, Allophylus, Croton, Pinus and Ricinus.[2]
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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. lienardi
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| Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)
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References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Goff, R. "Achaea lienardi, (Boisduval, 1833)". African Moths. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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