Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911a
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Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911a |
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Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911a View in CoL *
COMMON NAME (S): Saturniid or Edible caterpillar (“Kawana tengo” in one Zambian language).
SYNONYM(S): Gynanisa daula Tams, 1930 .
IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE).
DISTRIBUTION: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Nchelenge ** in Luapula Province ; Mbala in Northern Province.
LARVAL HOSTPLANT(S): Larval foodplants one Caesalpiniaceae species ( Brachystegia venosa Hutch. & Burtt Davy ), one Fabaceae species ( Acacia sp. ) and one Fabaceae species ( Julbernardia sp. ) ( Pinhey 1972b).
SOURCES: African Moths 2019; De Prins & De Prins 2022; Malaisse 1997; Pinhey 1972b.
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