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    Gonimbrasia belina is a species of emperor moth which is native to the warmer parts of southern Africa. Its large edible caterpillar, known as the mophane...
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    important source of nutrition. The mopane worm, the caterpillar of Gonimbrasia belina, from the family Saturniidae, is a significant food resource in southern...
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    and the ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia). Mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina), Gonimbrasia zambesina, the cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe),...
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    (Rougeot, 1977) Gonimbrasia alcestris Weymer, 1907 Gonimbrasia annulata Bouvier, 1936 Gonimbrasia balachowskyi Rougeot, 1973 Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood,...
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    Africa, and host the mopane worm, which is the larval form of the moth Gonimbrasia belina, and an important source of protein for rural communities. The salt...
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    1902 Athletes Aurivillius Bunaea Bunaeopsis Cinabra Cirina Eochroa Gonimbrasia Gynanisa Heniocha Imbrasia Leucopteryx Lobobunaea Melanocera Nudaurelia...
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    tuber, and an edible fungus. Mopane worm, caterpillar of the moth Gonimbrasia belina, is cooked in hot ashes, boiled, or dried and fried. Many soft drinks...
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  • Palembus dermestoides Polistes olivaceus (yellow oriental paper wasp) Gonimbrasia belina (mopane worm) Encosternum delegorguei (inflated stinkbug) Bombyx mori...
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  • refer to: Guibourtia coleosperma, the false mopane, a tree species Gonimbrasia belina, the mopane worm, a butterfly species Plebeina armata, the mopane...
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    major food source for the mopane worm, the caterpillar of the moth Gonimbrasia belina. The caterpillars are rich in protein and are eaten by people. The...
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