Epiphora mythimnia
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| taxon = Epiphora mythimnia
| authority = Westwood, 1849
| synonyms = Epiphora scribonia Wallengren, 1860
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|title=Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849
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|access-date= 4 February 2023
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Epiphora mythimnia, the white ringed Atlas moth, is a large saturniid moth native to Eastern Africa. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1849.{{Cite web |title=Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/5124813 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}} With a 10–13 cm wingspan, it is one of the larger moths in Africa.
Description
Much like other moths in its family, the white ringed Atlas moth has a relatively thick fuzzy body with lobed wings. Each lobe has a translucent eyespot surrounded by a white and yellow ring.{{cite web |title=White Ringed Atlas (Epiphora mythimnia) |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/334267-Epiphora-mythimnia |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=iNaturalist |language=en-US}}
Range
The species can be found in Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.