1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Achaea serva (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Catocalinae) Common Name fruit-piercing moth Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136322 Image Library Australian Biosecurity Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/ Partners for Australian Biosecurity image library Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.awe.gov.au/ Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia https://dpird.wa.gov.au/ Plant Health Australia https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information 2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: Walker, K. Citation: Walker, K. (2007) fruit-piercing moth(Achaea serva)Updated on 12/28/2007 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0) 2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136322 2.3. Facets Status: Native Australian Pest Species Group: Moths Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: Fresh Fruit, Leaves Distribution: South and South-East Asia, Australasian - Oceanian 2.4. Other Names Achaea fasciculipes Walker, 1858 Achaea fuscosuffusa Gaede, 1938 Noctua serva Fabricius, 1775 2.5. Diagnostic Notes Very similar to Achaea serva. Adults about 6cm in wingspan; male forewings are combinations of light and dark browns while the hind wings are mainly black and white; female forewings are mainly plain brown. 2.6. References Mckillup, S.C. & R.V. Mckillup (1997). An outbreak of the moth Achaea serva (Fabr) on the mangrove Excoecaria agallocha (L.) Pan-Pacific Entomologist 73(3): 184-185 2.7. Web Links Taxonomy: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/catocalinae/achaea/index. html 3. Diagnostic Images Australia: Queensland, Westwood, A.N. Australia: det. E. Edwards 1979 Burns det. E. Edwards 1979 Dorsal view - male: Lucinda Gibson & Ken Dorsal view - female: Lucinda Gibson & Ken Walker Museums Victoria Walker Museums Victoria Australia: Queensland, Westwood, A.N. Australia: det. E. Edwards 1979 Burns det. E. Edwards 1979 Ventral view - male: Lucinda Gibson & Ken Ventral view - female: Lucinda Gibson & Walker Museums Victoria Ken Walker Museums Victoria Results Generated: Sunday, October 3, 2021 .