Gonimbrasia tyrrhea

Gonimbrasia tyrrhea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Gonimbrasia
Species: G. tyrrhea
Binomial name
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea
(Cramer, 1776)[1]
Synonyms
  • Attacus tyrrhea Cramer, 1776

The Zig-Zag Emperor Silkmoth (Gonimbrasia tyrrhea) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in central and southern Africa.

The wingspan is 90–120 mm. Adults are greenish-grey with a white zig-zag line.

The larvae feed on Acacia mollissima, Malus, Fagus, Salix and Laburnum species. They do not spin silk but produce a subterranean pupae. They are matt black with greyish-blue scales and reach a length of up to 100 mm.[2]

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