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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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    (Rougeot, 1977) Gonimbrasia alcestris Weymer, 1907 Gonimbrasia annulata Bouvier, 1936 Gonimbrasia balachowskyi Rougeot, 1973 Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood,...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    play a substantial role in rural diet. Of these, the mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina), a type of caterpillar, is one of the most widely consumed species...
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  • woman elected in the US as a mayor Madora, caterpillar of the moth Gonimbrasia belina Madura This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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  • Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Angola and Malawi Gonimbrasia belina, an emperor moth caterpillar that lives in the mopani (mopane) tree...
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    impala. The mopane trees are the habitat of the mopane emperor moth (gonimbrasia belina), whose caterpillars feed on the leaves and are collected for food...
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    Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919 Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia congolensis Bouvier, 1927 Gonimbrasia rectilineata (Sonthonnax, 1899)...
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  • center and a post office. The local vegetation supports the growth of  Gonimbrasia belina worms. The worms are locally known as Macimbi or Mahonja. They are...
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  • seasonal caterpillar of a Mopane worm known as Phane (scientific name Gonimbrasia belina). Phane is an important source of protein for millions of indigenous...
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    in peas and over (90 mg/100 g) in broccoli. Caterpillars such as Gonimbrasia belina, or mopane, are a staple protein source for the communities of the...
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    Colombia and northeast Brazil. In southern Africa, the widespread moth Gonimbrasia belina's large caterpillar, the mopani or mopane worm, is a source of food...
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    (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia anna (Maassen & Weymer, 1885) Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia bubo (Bouvier, 1930) Gonimbrasia carnigiei (Janse...
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    trogophylla Hampson, 1919 Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia congolensis Bouvier, 1927 Gonimbrasia osiris (Druce, 1896) Gonimbrasia rectilineata (Sonthonnax...
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    elianae Rougeot, 1973 Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia ellisoni Lemaire, 1962 Gonimbrasia fletcheri Rougeot, 1960 Gonimbrasia fucata Rougeot,...
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    Darge, 2007 Gonimbrasia alcestris (Weymer, 1907) Gonimbrasia anna (Maassen & Weymer, 1885) Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia cocaulti Darge...
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    1880) Epiphora bauhiniae (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia ukerewensis (Rebel, 1922) Gynanisa maja (Klug, 1836)...
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    (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia affinis (Bouvier, 1926) Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1849) Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847) Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker...
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