''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
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and in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
It has a wingspan of 100–150 mm .
Food plants
One of its food plants is ''
Intsia bijuga
''Intsia bijuga'', commonly known as Borneo teak, Johnstone River teak, Kwila, Moluccan ironwood, Pacific teak, scrub mahogany and vesi, is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, native to the Indo-Pacific. It ranges from Tanzania and ...
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a species in the family
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References
Moths described in 1877
Saturniinae
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of Africa
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