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
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
CombretaceaeCombretum (Food plant)
Larval food (by plant species):
MeliaceaeTurraea floribunda (Food plant)
MeliaceaeTurraea zambesica (Food plant)
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: Pseudaphelia apollinaris .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401400, retrieved 29 March 2024

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