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Pallid Emperor
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Pallid Emperor

Cirina forda

The Pallid Emperor Moth or Shea Defoliator (Cirina forda) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in western Africa, including Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.

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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 372596.