Lobobunaea acetes

Lobobunaea acetes is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1849. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]

Lobobunaea acetes
Male from Cameroon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Lobobunaea
Species:
L. acetes
Binomial name
Lobobunaea acetes
(Westwood, 1849)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lobobunaea alberici Dufrane, 1953
  • Lobobunaea rautenstrauchorum Lampe, 1994
  • Bunaea leopoldi Bouvier, 1930
  • Lobobunaea leopoldi

Taxonomy

Lobobunaea leopoldi is treated as a valid species by some sources.

References
  1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Lobobunaea acetes (Westwood, 1849)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 13, 2018.


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