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Pseudobunaea tyrrhena - Cat's paw emperor

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Pseudobunaea tyrrhena
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena

Photo(s): Bart Wursten: Ndundu Lodge, Vumba (2x left) and Lake Kyle Recreational Park (right).

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Tropical Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAlbizia (Food plant)
Related plant species:
CannabaceaeCeltis africana (Food plant)
CannabaceaeTrema orientale (Food plant)
MeliaceaeEkebergia benguelensis (Food plant)
MeliaceaeEkebergia capensis (Food plant)
Literature: africanmoths.com
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Pseudobunaea tyrrhena .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401210, retrieved 4 April 2025

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