Heniocha dyops

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Heniocha dyops
Heniocha dyops in Botswana

Heniocha dyops in Botswana

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family : Peacock moth (Saturniidae)
Subfamily : Saturniinae
Genre : Heniocha
Type : Heniocha dyops
Scientific name
Heniocha dyops
( Maassen & Weymer , 1872)
Adult caterpillar

Heniocha dyops is occurring in Africa butterfly ( moth ) from the family of saturniidae (Saturniidae).

description

butterfly

The moths reach a wingspan of 50 to 70 millimeters. Both sexes are similar in terms of coloration, but the females are larger than the males. The basic color of the tops is creamy white. Two broad brown transverse lines and a yellowish wavy line stand out clearly on the upper side of the forewing. These lines continue on the upper side of the hind wing. The front edge of the forewings is gray, the apex pink and dark brown. In the center of the forewings there is a large, dark eye-spot, which is enclosed with a narrow white and a slightly wider brown ring. The undersides of all wings show a slightly reduced pattern compared to the upper sides and are also pale in color. The males have large, strongly combed antennae .

Caterpillar

Adult caterpillars have a grass-green basic color and are provided with reddish tubercles on each body segment . A yellow side stripe and light purple slashes stand out clearly. There are many small yellow dots above the belly legs .

In Zimbabwe and Namibia , the very protein-rich caterpillars are sometimes used as food by the indigenous ethnic groups .

Distribution and occurrence

Heniocha dyops occurs in the east and south of the African continent. The species prefers to colonize savannahs and bushland.

Way of life

The moths fly in one generation, regionally different between November and March. At night they visit artificial light sources . The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various Acacia species. Further details on the species' way of life have yet to be explored.

Danger

Heniocha dyops is not considered to be endangered in its areas of occurrence, but is not yet officially classified by the World Conservation Organization IUCN .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jun Mitsuhashi: Edible Insects of the World , CRC Press Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Fl., 2017, ISBN 978-1-4987-5657-0
  2. ↑ flight time
  3. ↑ Food plants
  4. ↑ Biodiversity

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