Lobobunaea acetes
(Redirected from Bunaea leopoldi)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Lobobunaea |
| Species: | L. acetes
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Lobobunaea acetes is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1849. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Lobobunaea leopoldi is treated as a valid species by some sources.
Gallery
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Adult from the Central African Republic
References
[edit]- ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Lobobunaea acetes (Westwood, 1849)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
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