TL: [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal]
Habitat
- Tropical rainforest
Similar species
120-140 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishAfrican Moon Moth
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Altingiaceae Liquidambar Sweetgum Anacardiaceae Rhus Sumac Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya birrea Marula Burseraceae Commiphora Euphorbiaceae Spirostachys africana Tamboti Juglandaceae Juglans regia Persian Walnut
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Saturnia mimosae Boisduval, 1847 Argema elucidata Grünberg, 1910 Argema bouvieri Ghesquière, 1934
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |