Bunaea aslauga, the Madagascar emperor moth, is an African moth belonging to the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by William Forsell Kirby in 1877. It has been found in Kenya and in Madagascar[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Bunaea |
| Species: | B. aslauga
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| Bunaea aslauga Kirby, 1877
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It has a wingspan of 100–150 mm [citation needed].
Food plants
editOne of its food plants is Intsia bijuga,[2] a species in the family Fabaceae.
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Bunaea aslauga Kirby, 1877". Afromoths. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ Aberlenc, Henri-Pierre; Andriamanantenina, Lanto; Faure, Eric; Lees, David; Minet, Joël; Ollivier, Laurence; Rafamantanantsoa, Casimir; Randrianandrasana, Maminirina; Razafindrakotomamonjy, Andrianantenaina (2007). "Le Radeau des Cimes au Parc national de Masoala (Madagascar). Première partie: éléments pour un inventaire des Lépidoptères" (PDF). Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon. 76 (6): 141–154. doi:10.3406/linly.2007.13658.
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