Argema besanti: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Saturniidae
- Genus
- Argema
- Species
- Argema besanti
- Scientific Name
- Argema besanti
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Argema besanti
Argema besanti, the Equinox moth, is a very rare moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Tanzania and Kenya.
It has an approximate length of 9 centimeters and wingspan of 11 centimeters. Its wings are coloured green, while the upper wings are darker. It has a little red "eye" on each wing. The adult moth cannot eat and lives for 4–6 days.
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