Anaphe panda

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

{{Speciesbox

| image =

| image_caption =

| taxon = Anaphe panda

| authority = (Boisduval, 1847)

| synonyms =

• Bombyx panda Boisduval, 1847
• Anaphe infracta Walsingham, 1885
• Anaphe panda var. leplaei Mayné, 1914

}}

Anaphe panda is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and the Gambia.{{cite web |last1=De Prins |first1=J. |last2=De Prins |first2=W. |name-list-style=amp |date=2017 |url=http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ANAPPAND |title=Anaphe panda (Boisduval, 1847) |website=Afromoths |access-date=February 16, 2018}}

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Bridelia micrantha.{{cite book |last1=Bodenheimer |first1=F.S. |title=Insects as human food. |date=1951 |publisher=Dr. W. Junk |location=The Hague |page=140}}

Larvae are eaten in Central Africa and are especially liked because of their high fat content.{{cite book |last1=Malaisse |first1=F. |title=Se nourrir en forêt claire africaine. Approche écologique et nutritionnelle. |date=1997 |publisher=Les Presses agronomiques de Gembloux / Centre Technique de Coopération agricole et rurale |location=Belique |isbn=2870160453 |page=211}}