Biology:Heniocha dyops

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Short description: Species of moth

Marbled emperor
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Heniocha
Species:
H. dyops
Binomial name
Heniocha dyops
(Maassen, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Saturnia dyops Maassen, 1872
  • Heniocha bioculata Aurivillius, 1879
  • Heniocha dryops Packard, 1914

Heniocha dyops, the marbled emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae First described by J. Peter Maassen in 1872.[1] It is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia mearnsii, Acacia burkei, Acacia hereroensis, Acacia karroo, Acacia mellifera and Acacia nigrescens.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Heniocha dyops (Maassen & Weymer 1886)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82854499. 
  2. ↑ "Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/HENIDYOP. 
  3. ↑ African Moths

Wikidata ☰ Q2690973 entry




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