Djibouti

The French Territory of Afars and Issas was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still a colony of France.

Djibouti (jee-BOO-tee), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east.

Djibouti's climate ranges from arid in the northeastern coastal regions to semiarid in the central, northern, western and southern parts of the country.

Forest accounts for less than one percent of the total area of the country. Most of Djibouti is part of the Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands ecoregion. Th harsh conditions (hot and dry) are not supportive of many Saturniidae species.

Wikipedia lists three Saturniidae species from Djibouti.

Gynanisa jama; more likely G. arba which was described in 2008 from Ethiopia.
Holocerina menieri
Holocerina smilax

Afro Moths lists ten species from Djibouti.

Epiphora atbarina, possibly a subspecies or synonym of bauhiniae
Gonimbrasia balachowskyi
Gynanisa germeauxi
Gynanisa jama
Holocerina menieri
Holocerina smilax
Ludia arguta
Pseudobunaea heyeri dayensis
Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius
Usta terpsichore abyssinica

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