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Edible monkey
Adult (top), larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 1858
Species:	S. edulis
Binomial name
Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
Bombyx edulis Boisduval, 1847

Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. It's common name is the edible monkey.

References

1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
3. "Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Striphnopteryx edulis". www.capriviflora.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

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