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]

Marbled emperor
Scientific classification
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

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

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Heniocha dyops (Maassen & Weymer 1886)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  2. "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  3. African Moths Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine


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