List of Butterflies and Moths Available or Previously Available in the UK Butterfly House Trade
Ongoing, feel free to contact me with omitted species and evidence of their availability past or present in the UK. Thanks, Viv.
Cabbage Tree Emperor
Bunaea alcinoe /bjuːˈniːə ælˈsɪnoʊiː/ or the Cabbage tree emperor moth is an African moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae. Larva Final instar about 70mm in length and about 15mm in diameter. 'Ground colour deep velvety black; each somite, from 4th to 12th, bearing eight white/yellow tubercular processes, two subdorsally, two laterally, and four (in two ...more ↓
Madagascan emperor moth
Bunaea aslauga, the Madagascar emperor moth, is an African moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae. It has been found in Kenya and in Madagascar
Speckled Emperor
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.
