Heniocha apollonia - Southern Marbled Emperor

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Heniocha apollonia

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Silvermist Cottage, Troutbeck.

Species details:

Notes: The image shows the female
Distribution: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia karroo (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia mearnsii (Larval foodplant)
Literature: africanmoths.com
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Heniocha apollonia .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401790, retrieved 5 December 2025

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