usta, terpsichore, cavorting, emperor, species, moth, family, saturniidae, found, angola, burkina, faso, eritrea, ethiopia, malawi, mozambique, south, africa, tanzania, zambia, zimbabwe, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insec. Usta terpsichore the cavorting emperor is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae It is found in Angola Burkina Faso Eritrea Ethiopia Malawi Mozambique South Africa Tanzania Zambia and Zimbabwe 1 Usta terpsichoreScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SaturniidaeGenus UstaSpecies U terpsichoreBinomial nameUsta terpsichore Maassen amp Weymer 1885 SynonymsSaturnia terpsichore Maassen amp Weymer 1885 Heniocha abyssinica Aurivillius 1898 Usta yaere Darge 1994The larvae feed on Commiphora caryaefolia Sclerocarya caffra Melia azedarach and Schinus molle Fully grown larvae are about 80 mm long The larvae are used as food by locals They are rich in iron copper zinc thiamine and riboflavin It is also relatively high in calcium and phosphorus compared to many insects 2 Subspecies EditSome sources list a number of subspecies while others treat most of these as full species and or synonyms Usta terpsichore subangulata Bouvier 1930 mostly treated as a full species Usta terpsichore grantae Terral amp Lequeux 1991 mostly treated as a full species Usta terpsichore alba Terral amp Lequeux 1991 mostly treated as a full species Usta terpsichore abyssinica Aurivillius 1898 mostly treated as a synonym Usta terpsichore yaere Darge 1994 mostly treated as a synonym References Edit AfroMoths www afromoths net Retrieved 2017 07 26 food insects com www food insects com Archived from the original on 2013 05 17 Retrieved 2017 07 26 This article on a moth of the family Saturniidae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Usta terpsichore amp oldid 997487240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
