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Achaea mercatoria (sensu auct., nec Fabricius, 1775)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Poaphilini (tribe)/  Achaea (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Achaea violaceofascia
Authorship:(sensu auct., nec Fabricius, 1775)
Citation:N.[octua] mercatoria
Original genus:Noctua
Publication:Fabricius J. C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus.
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Pagination:604
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551991
Taxonomic note:

An Oriental species that has often been recorded from the Afrotropical region erroneously (A. Legrain i.l. 2017).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Achaea mercatoria (sensu auct., nec Fabricius, 1775) unknown Not stated. India India orientali, leg. A. Koenig.
Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Indonesia (Java), Singapore, South-East Asia, Sri Lanka. This is an Oriental species (see P. Viette 1970a: 50–51).

Viette P. 1970e. Note sur quelques espèces d'Achaea de la région malgache (Lep. Noctuidae Catocalinae).
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