Open AccessPouoogmotte (Lepidoptera : Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin
Author(s) -
M. A. Berg
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v17i1.907
Subject(s) - emperor , saturniidae , lepidoptera genitalia , biology , zoology , ecology
More male than female emperor moths were
attracted to ultra-violet light. Females fly mainly before and males mainly after midnight. Among the 16 emperor moth species collected in the Kruger National Park, were the mopani emperor (Gonimbrasia belina (Westw.)) and the poplar emperor (Pseudobunaea irius (F.)). Ludia delegorguei (Bsd.) was collected at Punda Milia, which proves that the species does occur in the Transvaal.