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Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Poaphilini (tribe)/  Achaea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Saalmüller, 1891)
Citation:Dysgonia Violaceofascia Saalm. n. sp.
Original genus:Dysgonia
Publication:Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera.
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Pagination:469; pl. 11, fig. 196
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9316067

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Achaea by P. Viette (1970e: 50). Had been synonymized with Achaea mercatoria Fabricius, 1775 by G. F. Hampson (1913: 522) and E. Berio (1965: 199).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Holotype SNMF Holotype ♀, genitalia slide P. Viette 5086♀, SNMF (see P. Viette 1970e: 50). Madagascar Madagascar. Viette P. 1970e. Note sur quelques espèces d'Achaea de la région malgache (Lep. Noctuidae Catocalinae). page 469; pl. 11, fig. 196
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Burkina Faso Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 18 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Cabo Verde Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 18 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Comoros Mayotte (Maore) Bippus M. 2018. New Erebidae from the Mascarene islands and about some Madagascar Lepidoptera (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 18
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa page RMCA
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Côte d'Ivoire page MGCL
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Eritrea Berio E. 1941b. Contributo alla studio dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea VII. Euchromiidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Lymantriidae, Lasiocampidae, Noctuidae raccolte dal sig. G. Vaccaro nel 1938. page 188 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Eswatini page TMSA
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Ghana Viette P. 1970e. Note sur quelques espèces d'Achaea de la région malgache (Lep. Noctuidae Catocalinae). page 50 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Kenya Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2005. Lepidoptera diversity, floristic composition and structure of three Kaya forests on the south coast of Kenya. page 159 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera. page 469
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Mauritius Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 399
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Mozambique Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 337 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Nigeria page MGCL
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Oman Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 361 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Réunion Viette P. 1976c. Lépidoptères de la Réunion (= Bourbon) nouveaux au peu connus. page 217 (as richardi)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Saudi Arabia Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 18 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 146 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Menai Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 146 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Silhouette Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 146 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Cosmoledo Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 146 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Assomption Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 9 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Praslin Bolotov I. N., Spitsyn V. M., Kolosova Y. S. & Vlasova A. 2015. New and recent records of moth and butterfly species (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Praslin and Mahé Islands, Seychelles. page 4
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Seychelles Aldabra Holland W. J. 1896c. List of the Lepidoptera from Aldabra, Seychelles, and other East African islands, collected by Dr. W. L. Abbot. page 272 (as seychellarum)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Somalia Berio E. 1938b. Spedizione zoologica del Marchese Saverio Patrizi nel Basso Giuba e nell'Oltregiuba Giugno-Agosto 1934. Lista dei lepidotteri eteroceri con note e diagnosi di eteroceri africani. page 194 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa Limpopo page TMSA
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 523 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa Mpumalanga page TMSA
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Tanzania Mafia Archipelago Pagenstecher A. 1907. In: Voeltzkow, A. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–05. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse 2. Systematische Arbeiten, Bd 2,Hft 2 (Lepidoptera Heterocera von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika: Uraniidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Thyrididae, ... page 118
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Tanzania Strand E. 1912i. Über Lepidoptera aus Mkatta und Morogoro in Deutsch Ost-Afrika, nebst Beiträgen zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Taragama-Arten. page 73 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Tanzania Pemba Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 523 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Yemen Socotra Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 523 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Yemen Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 18 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Zimbabwe page TMSA
Plant note:

Foliage of peas, beans, peanuts and potato (see E. C. G. Pinhey 1975: 215).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Chrysophyllum viridifolium Sapotaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 74 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Manilkara discolor Sapotaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 85 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 189 (as mercatoria)
Achaea violaceofascia (Saalmüller, 1891) Sideroxylon diospyroides Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 189 (as mercatoria)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Achaea immunda Holland, 1896 Holland, 1896 species Synonym Achaea immunda
Achaea mercatoria (sensu auct., nec Fabricius, 1775) (sensu auct., nec Fabricius, 1775) species Synonym Noctua mercatoria
Achaea obscurior Strand, 1914 Strand, 1914 species Misapplied Achaea obscurior
Achaea richardi Viette, 1976 Viette, 1976 species Synonym Achaea richardi
Achaea seychellarum Holland, 1896 Holland, 1896 species Synonym Achaea seychellarum
Achaea signipennifera (Strand, 1912) (Strand, 1912) species Misapplied Ophiusa signipennifera