ACANTHOCAMPA OF THE WORLD

Gonimbrasia belina = Acanthocampa belina
Photo courtesy of Leroy Simon.
Also classified as Imbrasia belina and as Acanthocampa belina

Taxonomy:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Bunaeini, Packard, 1902
Genus: Gonimbrasia, Butler, 1878

Acanthocampa is a junior synonym for Gonimbrasia; thus "Acanthocampa" is seldom used.

Species within the Acanthocampa Genus are of African origin, and in many countries larvae serve as an important local food. Several species of larvae are also exported in dried or smoked form.

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Internet Listings of Acanthocampa. Note the proper genus name indicated in the link.

P Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849)
P Gonimbrasia conradsi (Rebel, 1906)
P Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955
P Imbrasia nictitans (Fabricious, 1775) same as Imbrasia epimethea

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