Pseudobunaea tyrrhena - Cat's paw emperor

Images: Click on each image to see a larger version

Pseudobunaea tyrrhena
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena

Photo(s): Bart Wursten: Ndundu Lodge, Vumba (2x left) and Lake Kyle Recreational Park (right).

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Tropical Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAlbizia (Food plant)
Related plant species:
CannabaceaeCeltis africana (Food plant)
CannabaceaeTrema orientale (Food plant)
MeliaceaeEkebergia benguelensis (Food plant)
MeliaceaeEkebergia capensis (Food plant)
Literature: africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Pseudobunaea tyrrhena .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401210, retrieved 13 December 2024

Site software last modified: 7 March 2024 3:19pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use