Cinabra hyperbius - Banded emperor

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Cinabra hyperbius
Cinabra hyperbius

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Pumba Safari Lodge, Gokwe.

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Known from Angola, CAR, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
ProteaceaeProtea (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeBrachystegia spiciformis (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeJulbernardia globiflora (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeJulbernardia paniculata (Larval foodplant)
Literature: africanmoths.com
Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Cinabra hyperbius .
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403760, retrieved 29 October 2025

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