African Moths Gambia


 

Pselaphelia flavivitta (Walker, 1862)

Leaf Emperor.

 

SYNONYMS
Tagoropsis dentifera conspersa, Tagoropsis dentifera, Antheraea flavivitta,


SPECIES IN GENUS :- 12
Arenivaga, aurata, flavivitta, gemmifera, kitchingi, laclosi, mariatheresae, neglecta, noellae, oremansi, vandeberghei, vingerhoedti,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Trichilia emetica, Trichilia lineata, Trichilia mertiana, Trichilia roka, Afromomum,

Pselaphelia flavivitta
Upperside (ZM)
 
Upperside
 
Upperside
Pselaphelia flavivitta   Pselaphelia flavivitta   Pselaphelia flavivitta
Photo: Oxford Museum
  Photo: Oxford Museum  
Photo: Oxford Museum
Live (ZW)
 
Live (TZ)
 
Distribution Map
Pselaphelia flavivitta   Pselaphelia flavivitta   Map
Photo: B. Wursten
 
Photo: M. Grimm