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Argema mimosae,
La falena luna africana (Argema mimosae) è un lepidottero della famiglia Saturniidae . Di aspetto simile al gigante del Madagascar luna falena ( Argema mittrei ), ma più piccolo, questa falena si trova ampiamente in Africa orientale e più a livello locale in Sud Africa , tra cui vicino alla costa orientale del Sud Africa.
la sua apertura alare e 12 a 14 centimetri dalla testa alla punta della sua forma allungata , Le sue ali da 10 a 12 centimetri hanno un caratteristico bordo 'peloso' anteriore di colore grigio, creando una superficie ruvida, presumibilmente per ragioni aerodinamiche.
The African moon moth (Argema mimosae) is a giant silk moth of the Family Saturniidae. Similar in appearance to the giant Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei), but smaller, this moth can be found widely in Eastern Africa and more locally in Southern Africa, including near the east coast of South Africa. An adult can measure 10 to 12 centimetres (3.9 to 4.7 in) across its wingspan and 12 to 14 centimetres (4.7 to 5.5 in) from head to the tip of its elongated 'tail-like' second pair of wings. Its forward wings have a distinctive grey-coloured 'furry' leading edge, giving a very rough surface, presumably for aerodynamic reasons. Apart from the eye-like markings on its wings, the colouring and shape of the wings give the appearance of a piece of foliage, especially the 'tail-like' structures of the rearmost wings which resemble a dried out leaf stem - presumably for camouflage in its natural environment.
Argema mimosae,
La falena luna africana (Argema mimosae) è un lepidottero della famiglia Saturniidae . Di aspetto simile al gigante del Madagascar luna falena ( Argema mittrei ), ma più piccolo, questa falena si trova ampiamente in Africa orientale e più a livello locale in Sud Africa , tra cui vicino alla costa orientale del Sud Africa.
la sua apertura alare e 12 a 14 centimetri dalla testa alla punta della sua forma allungata , Le sue ali da 10 a 12 centimetri hanno un caratteristico bordo 'peloso' anteriore di colore grigio, creando una superficie ruvida, presumibilmente per ragioni aerodinamiche.
The African moon moth (Argema mimosae) is a giant silk moth of the Family Saturniidae. Similar in appearance to the giant Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei), but smaller, this moth can be found widely in Eastern Africa and more locally in Southern Africa, including near the east coast of South Africa. An adult can measure 10 to 12 centimetres (3.9 to 4.7 in) across its wingspan and 12 to 14 centimetres (4.7 to 5.5 in) from head to the tip of its elongated 'tail-like' second pair of wings. Its forward wings have a distinctive grey-coloured 'furry' leading edge, giving a very rough surface, presumably for aerodynamic reasons. Apart from the eye-like markings on its wings, the colouring and shape of the wings give the appearance of a piece of foliage, especially the 'tail-like' structures of the rearmost wings which resemble a dried out leaf stem - presumably for camouflage in its natural environment.