Argema mimosae (Boisduval, 1847)
  1. Saturniidae
  2. Saturniinae
  3. Saturniini
  4. Argema


[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal]


Habitat
  • Tropical rainforest
120 - 140 mm
African Moon Moth

Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
AltingiaceaeLiquidambarSweetgum
AnacardiaceaeRhusSumac
Sclerocarya birreaMarula
BurseraceaeCommiphora
EuphorbiaceaeSpirostachys africanaTamboti
JuglandaceaeJuglans regiaPersian Walnut

Synonyms and other combinations

Argema elucidataGrünberg, 1910
Argema bouvieriGhesquière, 1934
Distribution
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