Updated as per Pinhey's Emperor Moths of South and South-Central Africa, 1972, May 10, 2006
Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, May 10, 2006
Updated as per Cooper & Cooper's The Emperor Moths of KwaZulu-Natal, May 10, 2006
Updated as per Natural History Museum website, May 10, 2006

MELANOCERA OF THE WORLD

Melanocera menippe (Westwood) courtesy of Leroy Simon.

MELANOCERA SONTHONNAX, 1901

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

Melanocera menippe fifth instar, courtesy of Leroy Simon.
Melanocera comes from "black horn" referring to the black antennae on the adult moths. The larvae all pupate underground.
P indicates an image is available.

Listing of Melanocera
N dargei Terral, 1991 South Africa, Zimbabwe, probably southern Mozambique
emmanuellae Rougeot, 1991, is same as dargei
P menippe (Westwood, 1849) Natal, South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya; coastal eastern Africa; probably Tanzania
habenichti Wichgraf, 1911 is same as menippe
transiens Wichgraf, 1911 is same as menippe
P nereis (Rothschild, 1898) Bopoto, Upper Congo; Cameroon; Gabon; Democratic Republic of the Congo
microphthalma Darge, 1994 is same as nereis
P parva Rothschild, 1907 Bihe, Angola (Chianga); Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zambia; Tanzania
P pinheyi Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974 Gedi (Gede), Kenya; Tanzania, Africa
N pujoli Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974 Central African Republic; Congo (Brazzaville)
P sufferti (Weymer, 1896) Ukerewe, Lake Victoria, Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; western Kenya; west tropical Africa
P widenti Terral & Darge, 1991 Kenya

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