Achaea mezentia explained

Achaea mezentia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Caspar Stoll in 1780.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Canthium, Guioa canescens, Ixora, Sapindus laurifolia,[3] and Elaeodendron glaucum species.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Acanthodelta mezentia Stoll, 1780 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1-57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 7 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Achaea mezentia host plants . Lepidoptera HOSTS. 7 March 2018.
  4. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 7 March 2018.

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