Achaea

From putative Latin Achaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).

Achaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.

• Has been classified in family Noctuidae

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Erebidae – family; Erebinae - subfamily; Ophiusini - tribe

• (genus): Achaea janata (castor semi-looper), Achaea euryplaga - selected species; for other species see Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Achaea (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Achaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Achaea (Erebidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

• Achæa (dated)
• Achaia

From putative Latin *Achaea (the attested Latin word is Achaia), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).

• IPA^(key): /əˈkiːə/
• Rhymes: -iːə

Achaea

1. An ancient region in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece, occupying the coastal strip north of Arcadia, contanining mostly mountains.
   1. (historical) A former prefecture in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.
   2. A regional unit in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.