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Updated as per Pinhey's Emperor Moths of South and South-Central Africa, 1972, May 13, 2006 Updated as per Bouyer's Catalogue of African Saturniidae, 1999, May 13, 2006 Updated as per Natural History Museum website, May 13, 2006 Updated as per personal communication with Sebastian Brandner, August 2006 Updated as per personal communication with Jean-Louis Albert, December 2007 Updated as per Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N.F. 25 (1/2): 27-37 (2004), by Bouyer, Lampe, Nassig; March 2009 Updated as per SATURNIDES DE COTE D'IVOIRE (SCI), S.HERDER, X.LERY, G.FEDIERE, NKKOUASSI, 1989; September 18, 2010 Updated as per personal communication with Forbi Lucas (August in Mt. Cameroon and Yaounde, Cameroon); September 2010 Updated as per personal communication with K D Dijkstra (Bomane, Lower Aruwimi, DRC, May 20, 2010); November 30, 2012 Updated as per Saturnafrica #8, February 2011, Darge (Ouesso, northern Congo); February 1, 2014 Updated as per personal communication with Dave Marsden (Ebogo, Centre Region, Cameroon, October, 2012), April 24, 2014 |
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 |
"African Midi Music" |
When one sees the two Pseudantheraea species side by side, the differences are obvious as per this comparison image, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner:
Pseudantheraea discrepans left; Pseudanthereaea imperator right,
wingspan 112mm, wingspan 124mm, respectively, courtesy of Sebastian Brandner.
Pseudantheraea discrepans, Franceville, Gabon, November 12,
2005, wingspan: 125mm;
courtesy of Jean-Louis Albert;
identification by Thierry Bouyer and Philippe Darge.
Pseudantheraea discrepans male, Elone, July 2006,
wingspan 116mm, courtesy of
Sebastian Brandner.
Pseudantheraea discrepans male (verso), Elone, July 2006,
wingspan 116mm, courtesy of
Sebastian Brandner.
Pseudantheraea discrepans male, Yaounde, central Cameroon,
6/8/2010, id by Bill Oehlke
Pseudantheraea discrepans female, Mt. Cameroon, southwest Cameroon,
8/8/2010, id by Bill Oehlke
Pseudantheraea discrepans male, 125-130mm, Ebogo, Centre Province, Cameroon,
October, 2012, 317m, courtesy of Dave Marsden.
Pseudantheraea discrepans female, Elone, July 2006,
wingspan 144mm, courtesy of
Sebastian Brandner.
Pseudantheraea discrepans female, Bomane, Lower Aruwimi, DRC,
May 20, 2010, courtesy of K D Dijkstra.
Pseudantheraea discrepans male, Bomane, Lower Aruwimi, DRC,
May 20, 2010, courtesy of K D Dijkstra.
Caloncoba welwitschii |
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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.
Males of the Pseudantheraea genus do not have large feathery
antennae, but they do
somewhat resemble some of the Antheraea species from southeast
Asia.
The species name, discrepans, means "different",
according to Pinhey.
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