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Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Poaphilini (tribe)/  Achaea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Guenée, 1852
Citation:Achaea Catocaloides. Gn.
Original genus:Achaea
Publication:Guenée A. M. 1852c. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome III.
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Volume:7
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Pagination:245
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9747448
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Achaea catocaloides (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Holotype unknown NHMUK Holotype, head and abdomen missing (see A. Guenée 1852c: 245), NHMUK. Africa. Guenée A. M. 1852c. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome III. page 245
GenBank Accession Number Publication
HM900748
HM900749
KC170017
Distribution note:

See D. Leston (1980: 35–36) about a mass invasion in the Accra region of Ghana, and D. J. Martins et al. (2014: 31–38) about a similar observation at Kakamega Forest in Kenya.

Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Burkina Faso page MGCL
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Cameroon Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 512
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Congo Laporte B. 1970c. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. CI. Lépidoptères Noctuidae. page 1059
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 211 (as rena)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Strand E. 1913b. Lepidoptera aus dem belgischen Kongo. page 91
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 211 (as rena)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 211 (as rena)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 99
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 211 (as rena)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the West Kasai Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 211 (as violacea)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Côte d'Ivoire Pujol R. 1957. Etude préliminaire des principaux insectes nuisibles aux colatiers. page 253
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Gabon Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Ghana Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 512
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Guinea Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 35
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Liberia Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 512
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 39 (as exhibens)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Tanzania Pemba Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 512
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Tanzania page NHMO
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Uganda Pinhey E. C. G. 1952. Notes on Odonata and Lepidoptera made on a collectiong trip in Uganda with descriptions of two new Arctiidae (Lep.) from Tanganyika and Kenya. page 174
Plant note:

See also J. M. Norghauer et al. (2023). Adult moths suck mangoes through holes caused when the fruit fell, or through minute circular holes pierced in the pericarp by an unidentified agent (see P. Grubb 1980: 125–126).

Norghauer J. M., Newbery D. M. & Neba G. A. 2023. Indications of an Achaea sp. caterpillar outbreak disrupting fruiting of an ectomycorrhizal tropical tree in Central African rainforest.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Acacia auriculiformis Fabaceae page P. Latham
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Acacia sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Alchornea cordifolia Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Bischofia javanica Phyllanthaceae Kenya Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Coffea sp. Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Cordia africana Boraginaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190 (as C. abyssinica)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Cordia sp. Boraginaceae Pujol R. 1962. Lépidoptères défoliateurs des colatiers. page 309
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Hesperocyparis lusitanica Cupressaceae Kenya Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32 (as Cupressus)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Julbernardia pellegriniana Fabaceae Gabon Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32 (as Paraberlinia bifoliata)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Leptospermum sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Leptospermum sp. Myrtaceae Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 35
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Lophira alata Ochnaceae Pujol R. 1962. Lépidoptères défoliateurs des colatiers. page 309 (as L. procera)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Manihot esculenta Euphorbiaceae Nigeria Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Musa x paradisiaca Musaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190 (as M. sapientum)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Oryza sativa Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Piptadeniastrum africanum Fabaceae Pujol R. 1962. Lépidoptères défoliateurs des colatiers. page 309 (as Piptadenia)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Ricinus sp. Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Rosa sp. Rosaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Tetraberlinia korupensis Fabaceae Cameroon Norghauer J. M., Newbery D. M. & Neba G. A. 2023. Indications of an Achaea sp. caterpillar outbreak disrupting fruiting of an ectomycorrhizal tropical tree in Central African rainforest. page 50 (needs confirmation)
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Cameroon Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Undefined Grasses Undefined Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Undefined polyphagous Undefined Aurivillius C. 1925b. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition 1910–1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklenburg. Band 1 Zoologie, Lieferung 18, Lepidoptera IV. page 1320
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852 Zea mays Poaceae Nigeria Martins D. J., Miller S. E., Cords M., Hirschauer M. T. & Goodale C. B. 2014. Observations on an irruption event of the moth Achaea catocaloides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) at Kakamega Forest, Kenya. page 32
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Achaea exhibens (Walker, 1858) (Walker, 1858) species Synonym Ophisma exhibens
Achaea extensa Berio, 1965 Berio, 1965 species Misapplied Achaea extensa
Achaea nigra Berio, 1965 Berio, 1965 species Misapplied Achaea nigra
Achaea rena Berio, 1965 Berio, 1965 species Misapplied Achaea rena
Achaea violacea Berio, 1965 Berio, 1965 species Misapplied Achaea violacea
Achaea vionigra Berio, 1965 Berio, 1965 species Misapplied Achaea vionigra
Achaea virga Berio, 1965 Berio, 1965 species Misapplied Achaea virga