Nudaurelia xanthomma explained

Nudaurelia xanthomma is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone.^[1]

The body of the male of this species has a length of, its forewings a length of 65mm and a width of 29mm, with a wingspan of 117mm.

The ground colour of the forewings is brownish red-yellow, the underside is yellow-brown.^[2]

Subspecies

• Nudaurelia xanthomma xanthomma (Rothschild, 1907) (Sierra Leone/Ghana)
• Nudaurelia xanthomma amathusia Weymer, 1909 (from Cameroon)

References

• Rothschild 1907c. New African Saturniidae. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20:1–10.

Notes and References

1. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/02NUDXAN afromoths
2. (in German) Weymer, G. W. 1909. Exotische Lepidopteren. - Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 22:1–35 - on page 7-8