Argema mimosae, the African moon moth, 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. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. 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 appear
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- Argema mimosae (ca)
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- Argema mimosae (nl)
- Argema mimosae (ru)
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| - Argema mimosae (African moon moth en anglès) és una espècie de lepidòpter ditrisi de la família Saturniidae que habita en la costa est d'Àfrica del Sud. (ca)
- Argema mimosae es una especie de lepidóptero ditrisio de la familia Saturniidae que habita en la costa este de África del sur. (es)
- Argema mimosae is een vlinder uit de familie nachtpauwogen (Saturniidae), onderfamilie Saturniinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd door Boisduval in 1847. (nl)
- Argema mimosae är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Jean Baptiste Boisduval 1847. Argema mimosae ingår i släktet Argema och familjen påfågelsspinnare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
- Argema mimosae — ночная бабочка из рода Argema в семействе павлиноглазок (Saturniidae). (ru)
- Argema mimosae, the African moon moth, 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. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. 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 appear (en)
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| - * Saturnia mimosae (Boisduval, 1847)
* Argema bouvieri (Ghesquière, 1934)
* Argema elucidata (Grünberg, 1910)
* Argema occidentalis (Gschwandner, 1923) (en)
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| - Argema mimosae (African moon moth en anglès) és una espècie de lepidòpter ditrisi de la família Saturniidae que habita en la costa est d'Àfrica del Sud. (ca)
- Argema mimosae, the African moon moth, 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. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. 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. (en)
- Argema mimosae es una especie de lepidóptero ditrisio de la familia Saturniidae que habita en la costa este de África del sur. (es)
- Argema mimosae is een vlinder uit de familie nachtpauwogen (Saturniidae), onderfamilie Saturniinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd door Boisduval in 1847. (nl)
- Argema mimosae är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Jean Baptiste Boisduval 1847. Argema mimosae ingår i släktet Argema och familjen påfågelsspinnare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
- Argema mimosae — ночная бабочка из рода Argema в семействе павлиноглазок (Saturniidae). (ru)
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