Bunaeopsis phidias

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Bunaeopsis phidias
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B. phidias
Binomial name
Bunaeopsis phidias
(Weymer, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Nudaurelia phidiasWeymer, 1909
  • Bunaeopsis maasseni(Strand, 1911)

Bunaeopsis phidias is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Africa, including Tanzania, Eritrea, Malawi and Zambia. [1]

The body of the male of this species has a length of 37 millimetres (1.5 in), its forewings 64 mm (2.5 in) and it has a wingspan of 112 mm (4.4 in). The ground colour of the forewings is a yellowish brown. [2]

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