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Bunaeopsis phidias

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Bunaeopsis phidias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Bunaeopsis
Species:
B. phidias
Binomial name
Bunaeopsis phidias
(Weymer, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Nudaurelia phidias Weymer, 1909
  • Bunaeopsis maasseni (Strand, 1911)

Bunaeopsis phidias is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Africa, including Tanzania, Eritrea, Malawi and Zambia.[1]

The body of the male of this species has a length of 37 millimetres (1.5 in), its forewings 64 mm (2.5 in) and it has a wingspan of 112 mm (4.4 in). The ground colour of the forewings is a yellowish brown.[2]

References

  1. ^ afromoths
  2. ^ (in German) Weymer, G. W. 1909. Exotische Lepidopteren. - Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 22:1–35 - on page 5-6


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