Philotherma rosa - Rose eggar

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Philotherma rosa
Philotherma rosa

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

Species details:

Notes: Caterpillar has long reddish-brown hair with a few lateral white markings.
Distribution: Cameroon to Kenya and South to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Fabaceae subfamily PapilionoideaeEriosema (Food plant)
Related plant species:
AnacardiaceaeSclerocarya birrea subsp. afra (Food plant)
CannabaceaeTrema orientale (Food plant)
Literature:
Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Philotherma rosa .
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400830, retrieved 1 November 2025

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