Striphnopteryx

Edible monkey
Adult (top), larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus:
Wallengren, 1858
Species:
S. edulis
Binomial name
Striphnopteryx edulis
(Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx edulis Boisduval, 1847

Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.[2] It's common name is the edible monkey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Striphnopteryx edulis". www.capriviflora.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
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