Cinabra hyperbius - Banded emperor

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Cinabra hyperbius
Cinabra hyperbius

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

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Known from Angola, CAR, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
ProteaceaeProtea (Larval foodplant)
Larval food (by plant species):
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeBrachystegia spiciformis (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeJulbernardia globiflora (Larval foodplant)
Literature: africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Cinabra hyperbius .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403760, retrieved 26 April 2024

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