Bunaeopsis phidias

(Bunaeopsis phidias)

Description

Bunaeopsis phidias is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Africa, including Tanzania, Eritrea, Malawi and Zambia. The body of the male of this species has a length of 37 millimetres (1.5 in), its forewings 64 mm (2.5 in) and it has a wingspan of 112 mm (4.4 in). The ground colour of the forewings is a yellowish brown.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Saturniidae
Genus:Bunaeopsis
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