Pselaphelia flavivitta - Leaf emperor

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Pselaphelia flavivitta

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Species details:

Note: Medium-sized Emperor with small eye-spots in fore-, and hindwings. Males often darker coloured than females. Form gemmifera (see photo) has a strong dark stripe through the forewings, just below the eyespots.
Distribution: Widespread in most of Tropical Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Literature: africanmoths.com



Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Pselaphelia flavivitta .
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400640, retrieved 4 October 2024

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