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Gonimbrasia tyrrhea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Gonimbrasia
Species:	G. tyrrhea
Binomial name
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1776)
Synonyms
Attacus tyrrhea Cramer, 1776

Gonimbrasia tyrrhea, the zigzag emperor moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776. It is found in central and southern Africa.

The wingspan is 90–120 mm.

The larvae feed on Acacia mollissima, Malus, Fagus, Salix and Laburnum species.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Gonimbrasia tyrrhea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
2. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Gonimbrasia tyrrhea". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
3. "Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775)". African Moths. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
4. "Lepidoptera Breeders Association. They emerge in the winter, and fly annually from December to April". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-07-07.

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