Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science (Jul 1974)

Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera : Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin

  • M.A. van den Berg

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v17i1.907
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 1
pp. 159 – 172

Abstract

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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.