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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]

Orange-bordered achaea
Scientific classification
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)

It has a wingspan of 54 mm.

References

External links

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

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