Achaea janata  (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
​Tribe: Poaphilini
Genus: Achaea
Species: janata

  • Common names: Castor semi-looper
  • Distribution: Indo-Australian tropics and subtropics, extending south to New Zealand and east through the Pacific archipelagoes to Easter Island
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai
  • Additional notes: A major pest of castor throughout the world
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Image locations
Images of Achaea janata from Thailand.
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Achaea janata (Linnaeus, 1758) Chaiyaphum
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Achaea janata (Linnaeus, 1758) Chiang Mai, June 2016
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Achaea janata (Linnaeus,1758) Chaiyaphum July
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