LEUCOPTERYX OF THE WORLD
Updated as per Pinhey's Emperor Moths of South and South-Central Africa, 1972, April 21, 2006
Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, April 21, 2006
Updated as per The Natural History Museum website, April 21, 2006
Updated as per personal communication with Bill Garthe (76mm, East Aberdares, Kenya, November 2009); March 16, 2014

LEUCOPTERYX OF THE WORLD

Leucopteryx ansorgei male, Kenya, courtesy of Andreas Riekert.

LEUCOPTERYX PACKARD, 1903

The Leucopteryx belong to the Bunaeini tribe of Subfamily Saturniinae of the Family Saturniidae. These moths fly in Africa.

The species ansorgei (Rothschild, 1897) and mollis (Butler, 1889) are the only members of this isolated genus.

P indicates an image is available.

Listing of Leucopteryx

P ansorgei (Rothschild, 1897) Kiboko, Kenya; Tanzania
P mollis (Butler, 1889) Mombasa (Tana River), Kenya; Tanzania

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Leucopteryx mollis, by Thierry Bouyer, on my home computer only.