Striphnopteryx

Edible monkey
Adult (top), larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 1858
Species:	S. edulis
Binomial name
Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
Bombyx edulis Boisduval, 1847

Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.^[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.^[2] It's common name is the edible monkey.^[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
3. "Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Striphnopteryx edulis". www.capriviflora.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.