Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea
Family
Erebidae
Subfamily
Erebinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Genus
Achaea Hübner, [1823] 1816
Type Species
Phalaena melicerta Drury, [1773] 1770: 46, pl. 23, fig. 1, by subsequent designation by Moore ([1885] 1887): 163, but cited as ‘melicerte Drury’, an incorrect subsequent spelling
= Geria Walker, 1858: 1343 [key], 1366 (TS: Geria restituta Walker, 1858: 1366)
= Heliophisma Hampson, 1913: 461 (TS: Ophisma croceipennis Walker, 1858: 1377)
Species/Subspecies
Achaea mercatoria Fabricius, 1775 (Noctua)
Type Locality
India Orientalis
= Noctua vulpina Fabricius, 1775: 598 (TL: India orientali)
= Achaea ino Húbner, 1823: 269
= Achaea accelerans Walker, 1858: 1401
Distribution
Specific Records
Central India, Khandala
States/Union Territories
Assam, Maharashtra
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Deccan Peninsula, North East, Western Ghats