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Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Poaphilini (tribe)/  Achaea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Boisduval, 1833)
Citation:O.[phiusa] Lienardi. Boisd.
Original genus:Ophiusa
Publication:Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin.
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Pagination:102–103; pl. 15, fig. 5
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12820936
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Achaea lienardi (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Syntype unknown Syntypes, not found (see C. Guillermet 2005d: 226). Réunion Réunion, Bourbon; Mauritius. Guillermet C. 2005d. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 1. Famille des Noctuidae Quadrifides. page 102–103; pl. 15, fig. 5
GenBank Accession Number Publication
JF847823
JF847824
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Egypt. See D. Leston (1980: 35–36) about a mass invasion in the Accra region of Ghana.

Leston D. 1980. The natural history of some West African insects (parts 8–13). 8. The annual invasion of Accra by Noctuid moths (Lep., Noctuidae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Angola Weymer G. W. 1901a. Beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna von Angola. page 70 (as chamaeleon)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Botswana page E. Klimsa, H. Roland
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Cameroon Plötz C. 1880a. Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika gesammelten Schmetterlinge. page 299 (as hilaris)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Comoros Guillermet C. 2005d. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 1. Famille des Noctuidae Quadrifides. page 226
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Walker F. 1869b. In: Chapman T., On some lepidopterous insects from Congo. page 357 (as ophismoides)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa page RMCA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 220
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 420
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Riley C. V. 1893. Scientific results of the U.S. Eclipse expedition to West Africa 1899-90. Report upon the Insecta, Arachnida and Myriapoda. page 572 (as chameleon)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale page RMCA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 15
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Equatorial Guinea Lencina Gutiérrez F. 2025. Nuevos registros de lepidoptera heterocera del Parque Nacional de Monte Alén (Región Continental, Guinea Ecuatorial) (Insecta: lepidoptera). page 82
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Eritrea Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 55
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Eswatini page TMSA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Ethiopia Oberthür C. 1880. Spedizione italiana nell'Africa equatoriale. Risultati zoologice. I Lepidotteri. page 179
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Gabon page P. Basquin
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Gambia page R. Goff
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Ghana Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. page 87 (as hilaris)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1891a. Lepidoptera from the Sabaki River, East Africa, with descriptions of new species. page 184
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Lesotho page TMSA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Madagascar Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 103
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Madagascar Nosy Bé Saalmüller M. 1880. Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar, die sich im Museum der Senckenberg'schen naturforschenden Gesellschaft befinden. page 282 (as externesignata)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Malawi Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 394
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 108
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Mauritius Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 103
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Mozambique Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 534534
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Namibia page TMSA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 337
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Réunion Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 103
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 39
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) 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
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Eastern Cape Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 306 (as chamaeleon)534
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Gauteng page TMSA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Limpopo page TMSA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Western Cape page TMSA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa Mpumalanga page TMSA
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 14 (as chamaeleon)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Sudan Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 533
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Tanzania Strand E. 1912i. Über Lepidoptera aus Mkatta und Morogoro in Deutsch Ost-Afrika, nebst Beiträgen zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Taragama-Arten. page 74
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 533
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Yemen Hacker H. H., Aulombard F., Bischof A., Bittermann J., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2001. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000. page 613
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1893a. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Moths.—Vol. 1. page 420
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 534
Plant note:

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).

Grubb P. 1980. Observations of Achaea species (Lep., Noctuidae) swarming in the Accra district, Ghana.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 605
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae Nigeria Asogwa E. U., Hammed L. A. & Ndubuaku T. C. N. 2008. Integrated production and protection pratices of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) in Nigeria. page 4871
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Choritaenia capensis Sapindaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 81 (as Pappea capensis)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Citrus sp. Rutaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 81
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. page 91
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Lantana camara Verbenaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 190
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Maerua afra Capparidaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 81 (as M. triphylla)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Maerua sp. Capparidaceae Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 108
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Ozoroa mucronata Anacardiaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 81 (as Rhus mucronifolia)
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Pappea sp. Sapindaceae Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 108
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Ptaeroxylon obliquum Rutaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 81
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Ptaeroxylon sp. Rutaceae Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 108
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Rhus sp. Anacardiaceae Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 108
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Schotia latifolia Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 81
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Schotia sp. Caesalpiniaceae Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 108
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Sideroxylon inerme Sapotaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 81
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Sideroxylon sp. Sapotaceae Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 108
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Achaea lienardi (Boisduval, 1833) Drino inconspicua Diptera: Tachinidae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 81
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Achaea antemedialis Strand, 1914 Strand, 1914 species Misapplied Achaea antemedialis
Achaea cerbera (Guenée, 1852) (Guenée, 1852) species Synonym Ophiusa cerbera
Achaea chamaeleon Guenée, 1852 Guenée, 1852 species Synonym Achaea chamaeleon
Achaea chameleon Monteiro, 1891 Monteiro, 1891 species Misapplied Achaea chameleon
Achaea chamoeleon Hampson, 1902 Hampson, 1902 species Misapplied Achaea chamoeleon
Achaea externesignata (Saalmüller, 1880) (Saalmüller, 1880) species Synonym Ophisma externesignata
Achaea hilaris Plötz, 1880 Plötz, 1880 species Synonym Achaea hilaris
Achaea intermedia Wallengren, 1856 Wallengren, 1856 species Synonym Achaea intermedia
Achaea lienardina Strand, 1914 Strand, 1914 species Misapplied Achaea lienardina
Achaea lienhardi Berio, 1939 Berio, 1939 species Misapplied Achaea lienhardi
Achaea olivaceotincta Strand, 1914 Strand, 1914 species Misapplied Achaea olivaceotincta
Achaea ophismoides Walker, 1869 Walker, 1869 species Synonym Achaea ophismoides
Achaea partita Walker, 1869 Walker, 1869 species Synonym Achaea partita
Achaea partitana Strand, 1914 Strand, 1914 species Misapplied Achaea partitana
Achaea partitina Pinhey, 1975 Pinhey, 1975 species Misapplied Achaea partitina
Achaea spectatura Walker, 1858 Walker, 1858 species Synonym Achaea spectatura
Achaea zabulon (Guenée, 1852) (Guenée, 1852) species Synonym Ophiusa zabulon