Biology:Heniocha apollonia

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Short description: Species of moth

Heniocha apollonia
Heniocha apollonia.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Heniocha
Species:
H. apollonia
Binomial name
Heniocha apollonia
(Cramer, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Heniocha flavida Bombyx apollonia
  • Gaede, 1927
  • Butler, 1877 Heniocha lindti
  • Heniocha divisa Grünberg, 1910
  • Heniocha apollina Bryk, 1939
  • Westwood, 1881 Heniocha terpsichorina

Heniocha apollonia, commonly known as the southern marbled emperor, is a nocturnal species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa , Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Heniocha apollonia contains the following subspecies:

  • Heniocha apollonia apollonia[1]
  • Heniocha apollonia flavida[1]
  • Heniocha apollonia terpsichorina[1]

Recorded food plants

Heniocha apollonia larvae have been recorded feeding on Acatia mollissima, Acacia karroo, Acacia mearnsii.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Southern Marbled Emperor (Heniocha apollonia)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/635492-Heniocha-apollonia. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Heniocha apollonia African Moths". https://africanmoths.com/pages/SATURNIIDAE/SATURNIINAE/heniocha%20apollonia.html. 
  3. ↑ "AfroMoths". https://www.afromoths.net/species/show/17137. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4004884 entry




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