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Nudaurelia xanthomma

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Nudaurelia xanthomma is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone.[1]

The body of the male of this species has a length of 34 millimetres (1.3 in), its forewings a length of 65 mm (2.6 in) and a width of 29 mm (1.1 in), with a wingspan of 117 mm (4.6 in).

The ground colour of the forewings is brownish red-yellow, the underside is yellow-brown.[2]

Subspecies

  • Nudaurelia xanthomma xanthomma (Rothschild, 1907) (Sierra Leone/Ghana)
  • Nudaurelia xanthomma amathusia Weymer, 1909 (from Cameroon)

References

  • Rothschild 1907c. New African Saturniidae. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20:1–10.
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Nudaurelia xanthomma: Brief Summary

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Nudaurelia xanthomma is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone.

The body of the male of this species has a length of 34 millimetres (1.3 in), its forewings a length of 65 mm (2.6 in) and a width of 29 mm (1.1 in), with a wingspan of 117 mm (4.6 in).

The ground colour of the forewings is brownish red-yellow, the underside is yellow-brown.

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