Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865)
| FAMILY | Saturniidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Saturniinae |
| GENUS | Gonimbrasia |
| SPECIES | zambesina |
| AUTHOR | (Walker, 1865) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Bunaea Zambesina |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Mozambique], Zambesi Region, leg. Waller. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, OUMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2. - — 32:i–iv, 323–706. |
| PAGINATION |
525–526
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Species pictures
Synonyms
| NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
| barcas | (Maassen, 1881) | Synonym of species |
| rectilinea | (Oberthür, 1910) | Synonym of species |
| ringleri | (Wichgraf, 1906) | Synonym of species |
| said | (Oberthür, 1878) | Synonym of species |
| zambesia | (Felder C. & Felder R., 1874) | Synonym of species |
| zanguebarica | (Oberthür, 1910) | Synonym of species |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Angola | Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. - Lambillionea 108(Supplément):3–47. | 14 | |
| Botswana | Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. - — :i–ix, 1–91. | 62 | |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Katanga | N. Voaden | |
| Kenya | Butler A. G. 1898. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 57:395–444, pls. 32–33. | 429 (as zambesia) | |
| Malawi | Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. - Lambillionea 108(Supplément):3–47. | 14 | |
| Mozambique | Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2. - — 32:i–iv, 323–706. | 526 | |
| South Africa | Mpumalanga | Van den Berg M. A. 1974d. Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. - Koedoe 17(1):159–172. | 168 |
| South Africa | Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2. - — 32:i–iv, 323–706. | 526 | |
| Tanzania | Oberthür C. 1878. Etude sur la faune des lépidoptères de la côte orientale d'Afrique. - Etudes d'Entomologie 3:11–36, pls i–iii. | 35 (as said) | |
| Tanzania | Zanzibar | Maassen J. P. & Weymer G. W. 1869–1885. Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde. - — 1–5:1–10, pls 1–50. | [8] |
| Zambia | Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1910(2):388–510, pls 36–41. | 480 | |
| Zimbabwe | Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i–xi, 1–150, pls 1–43. | 82 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Anacardiaceae | Mangifera sp. | South Africa | Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i–xi, 1–150, pls 1–43. | 82 |
| Apocynaceae | Nerium oleander | South Africa | Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i–xi, 1–150, pls 1–43. | 82 |
| Fabaceae | Poinciana sp. | South Africa | Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i–xi, 1–150, pls 1–43. | 82 |
| Ebenaceae | Diospyros mespiliformis | South Africa | Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i–xi, 1–150, pls 1–43. | 82 |
| Ebenaceae | Diospyros mespiliformis | Namibia | Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. - — :i–ix, 1–91. | 62 |
