Bunaea aslauga

Bunaea aslauga, the Madagascar emperor moth, is an African moth belonging to the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by William Forsell Kirby in 1877. It has been found in Kenya and in Madagascar[1]

Bunaea aslauga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Bunaea
Species:
B. aslauga
Binomial name
Bunaea aslauga
Kirby, 1877
Synonyms
  • Bunaea cambouei Oberthür, 1916
  • Bunaea densilineata Oberthür, 1916
  • Bunaea diospyri Mabille, 1879
  • Bunaea oberthuri Bouvier, 1926
  • Bunaea plumicornis Butler, 1882
  • Bunaea urania Oberthür, 1916

It has a wingspan of 100–150 mm .

Food plants

One of its food plants is Intsia bijuga,[2] a species in the family Fabaceae.

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Bunaea aslauga Kirby, 1877". Afromoths. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  2. Aberlenc, Henri-Pierre; Andriamanantenina, Lanto; Faure, Eric; Lees, David; Minet, Joël; Ollivier, Laurence; Rafamantanantsoa, Casimir; Randrianandrasana, Maminirina; Razafindrakotomamonjy, Andrianantenaina (2007). "Le Radeau des Cimes au Parc national de Masoala (Madagascar). Première partie: éléments pour un inventaire des Lépidoptères" (PDF). Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon. pp. 141–154. doi:10.3406/linly.2007.13658.


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