Bunaeopsis phidias
| Bunaeopsis phidias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Bunaeopsis |
| Species: | B. phidias |
| Binomial name | |
| Bunaeopsis phidias (Weymer, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bunaeopsis phidias is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Africa, including Tanzania, Eritrea, Malawi and Zambia.[1]
The body of the male of this species has a length of 37 millimetres (1.5 in), its forewings 64 mm (2.5 in) and it has a wingspan of 112 mm (4.4 in). The ground colour of the forewings is a yellowish brown.[2]
References
- ↑ afromoths
- ↑ (in German) Weymer, G. W. 1909. Exotische Lepidopteren. - Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 22:1–35 - on page 5-6
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