Heniocha dyops
Heniocha dyops, the marbled emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Heniocha |
| Species: | H. dyops |
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| Heniocha dyops | |
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The larvae feed on Acacia mearnsi, Acacia burkei, Acacia hereroensis, Acacia karroo, Acacia mellifera and Acacia nigrescens.[3]
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Heniocha dyops (Maassen & Weymer 1886)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
- "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- African Moths Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
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