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Lepidoptera of Tanzania (96 P) Pages in category "Insects of Tanzania" The following 179 pages are in this category, out of 179 total.
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 mopane worm, madora, amacimbi “pigeon moth”, masonja or Seboko sa Mongana, feeds primarily but not exclusively on mopane tree leaves.
As food, also known as entomophagy, a variety of insects are collected as part of a protein rich source of nutrition for marginal communities. [1] Entomophagy had been part of traditional culture throughout Africa, though this activity has been diminishing gradually with the influx of Western culture and market economies.
Insects of Tanzania (1 C, 179 P) U. Insects of Uganda (1 C, 185 P) Pages in category "Insects of Africa" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total.
East Africa. This category is for articles about insects found in East Africa which, for the purpose of this category, is defined as Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti ...
Nairobi fly is the common name for two species of rove beetle in the genus Paederus, native to East Africa originating from Tanzania. [1] The beetles contain a corrosive substance known as pederin, which can cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with skin. [2] [3] Because of these burns, the Nairobi fly is sometimes referred to as a ...
Platymeris biguttatus or two-spotted assassin bug is a venomous predatory true bug of west and southwest African origin ranging in size from 10–40 mm. [1] As a true bug of the order hemiptera, it has needle like mouth parts designed for sucking juices out of plants or other insects instead of chewing.
Map of Zanzibar. The World Wildlife Fund divides the coastal forests into two ecoregions: the Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic, which extends from southern Somalia through coastal Kenya to southern Tanzania, and includes the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, and the Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic, which extends from southern Tanzania along the Mozambique coast ...