Biology:Cirina butyrospermi

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Short description: Species of moth

Cirina butyrospermi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Tribe: Bunaeini
Genus: Cirina
Species:
C. butyrospermi
Binomial name
Cirina butyrospermi
Vuillet, 1911

Cirina butyrospermi is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae described by André Vuillet in 1911.[1]

The caterpillar of C. butyrospermi is eaten as source of protein in West Africa.[2]

A sandwich with fried shea tree caterpillars at the Boromo bus station in Burkina Faso.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13468340 entry