Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1780 is a animal in the Saturniidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1780
Southern marbled emperor, Heniocha apollonia, is a nocturnal Saturniidae moth found across multiple countries in southern Africa.
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1780), commonly called the southern marbled emperor, is a nocturnal moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae. This species is distributed in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Recorded host plants for Heniocha apollonia larvae are Acacia mollissima, Acacia karroo, and Acacia mearnsii.
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