Saturniidae of Mozambique

It is also possible that the species I have depicted at the top of this page as A. d. rectangulata is an undescribed species, or it may be A. d. granti which is known from the Morogoro region of Tanzania.

Mozambique, situated along the southeast coast of Africa, is bound by Swaziland to the south, South Africa to the southwest, Zimbabwe to the west, Zambia and Malawi to the northwest, Tanzania to the north and the Indian Ocean to the east.

"The country is divided into two topographical regions by the Zambezi River. To the north of the Zambezi River, the narrow coastline moves inland to hills and low plateaus, and further west to rugged highlands, which include the Niassa highlands, Namuli or Shire highlands, Angonia highlands, Tete highlands and the Makonde plateau, covered with miombo woodlands. To the south of the Zambezi River, the lowlands are broader with the Mashonaland plateau and Lebombo mountains located in the deep south.

"Mozambique has a tropical climate with two seasons, a wet season from October to March and a dry season from April to September. Climatic conditions, however, vary depending on altitude. Rainfall is heavy along the coast and decreases in the north and south. Annual precipitation varies from 500 to 900 mm (19.7 to 35.4 in) depending on the region with an average of 590 mm (23.2 in). Cyclones are also common during the wet season. Average temperature ranges in Maputo are from 13 to 24 °C (55.4 to 75.2 °F) in July to 22 to 31 °C (71.6 to 87.8 °F) in February." Wikipedia

Mozambique is divided into ten provinces (provincias) and one capital city (cidade capital) with provincial status. Perhaps someday I will be able to create provincial checklists:

1.Cabo Delgado
2.Gaza
3.Inhambane
4.Manica
5.Maputo (city)
6.Maputo
7.Nampula
8.Niassa
9.Sofala
10.Tete
11.Zambezia