Heniocha dyops
| Heniocha dyops | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Heniocha |
| Species: | H. dyops |
| Binomial name | |
| Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)[1] | |
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Heniocha dyops, the marbled emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia mearnsi, Acacia burkei, Acacia hereroensis, Acacia karroo, Acacia mellifera and Acacia nigrescens.[3]
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