Heniocha dyops
Species of moth
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Heniocha dyops, the marbled emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae First described by J. Peter Maassen in 1872.[1] It is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Heniocha |
| Species: | H. dyops |
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| Heniocha dyops | |
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The larvae feed on Acacia mearnsii, Acacia burkei, Acacia hereroensis, Acacia karroo, Acacia mellifera and Acacia nigrescens.[3]
