【Male】Lobobunaea acetes Atlas Moth Specimen Butterfly Atlas Moth Moth Butterfly
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【Male】Lobobunaea acetes Atlas Moth Specimen Butterfly Atlas Moth Moth Butterfly

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Description
Scientific Name: Lobobunaea acetes

Saturniidae, commonly known as the royal moths or emperor moths, is a family of Lepidoptera estimated to contain around 2,300 species. This family includes some of the largest moths in the world. Notable species include the Atlas moth, the Luna moth, and the Cecropia moth (or wild silkmoth).

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 Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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

A pink royal moth native to Central Africa. The larvae are a greenish color, similar to wild silkmoths, and feed on plants in the willow family. The deep pink color around the eyespots resembles eyeshadow, making it beautiful.

Please note that we cannot guarantee against downgrades due to shipping.
We will ship a male specimen collected in the Akpafu, Odomi Oti region of Ghana. It was collected in July 2025.
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