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Pseudantheraea discrepans

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Pseudantheraea discrepans
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P. discrepans
Binomial name
Pseudantheraea discrepans
(Butler, 1878)

Pseudantheraea discrepans is a species of moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Africa, from the Ivory Coast to Uganda in the north and from Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the south.

Larvae have been recorded on Entandrophragma angolense. They feed gregariously.