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Cabbage Tree Emperor
Bunaea alcinoe
Bunaea alcinoe /bjuːˈniːə ælˈsɪnoʊiː/ or the Cabbage tree emperor moth is an African moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae. Larva Final instar about 70mm in length and about 15mm in diameter. 'Ground colour deep velvety black; each somite, from 4th to 12th, bearing eight white/yellow tubercular processes, two subdorsally, two laterally, and four (in two rows) on each side subspiracularly. The 2nd somite bears four black processes, two subdorsally and two laterally. The 3rd somite...
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Species of the genera Bauhinia, Croton, Cussonia and Celtis and the species Harpephyllum afrum and Ekebergia capensis. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo the larvae feed on Sarcocephalus latifolius, Crossopteryx febrifuga and Dacryodes edulis.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210506.