| Achaea lenzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Achaea |
| Species: | A. lenzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Achaea lenzi (Saalmüller, 1881) | |
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Achaea lenzi is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1881. It is found on Madagascar.
The head, thorax and forewings of this species are chocolate coloured. It has a wingspan of 40–42 mm. Saalmüller named this species after the curator of the Lübeck museum, Dr. Heinrich Lenz.
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Achaea lenzi (Saalmüller, 1881)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- Saalmüller, M. (1881). "Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 42: 435-437. – via Internet Archive.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Achaea lenzi | |
| Dysgonia lenzi |
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