Pseudaphelia apollinaris - Apollo moth

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Pseudaphelia apollinaris

Photo(s): Bart Wursten: Catapu, Mozambique

Species details:

Note: A day and night flying species
Distribution: DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa to KwaZulu-Natal
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
CombretaceaeCombretum (Food plant)
Related plant species:
MeliaceaeTurraea nilotica (Food plant)
MeliaceaeTurraea zambesica (Food plant)
Literature: africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Pseudaphelia apollinaris .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401400, retrieved 5 November 2024

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