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Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, April 17, 2006 Updated as per Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, April 17, 2006 |
Pselaphelia vandenberghei male,
Democratic Republic of
the Congo: Kivu: Nyamunyunya.
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 |
"Moon River" |
Pselaphelia vandenberghei male, (verso),
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kivu: Nyamunyunya.
Lepidoptera Types of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
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The larval host(s) of Pselaphelia vandenberghei are unknown.
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The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.
I do not know the source of Pselaphelia, but it may have something to do with the dark bar (shadow) passing below the cell in the type species gemmifera. Aphelia is the point on the orbit of a celestial body that is farthest from the sun; I think "psel" is associated with 'shadow'.
The species name vandenberghei is honourific for Vandenberghe.