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Speckled Emperor
Gynanisa maja
Gynanisa maja (speckled emperor or chipumi) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from South Africa to eastern Africa (up to Angola and Zambia). Gynanisa nigra is just a darker form and not a distinct species.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 207585.