Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabr., 1775) capensis (Cramer, 1780) aka as the Pine Tree Emperor Moth, or Christmas Caterpillar because of it festive colouration, is a Southern African member of the Saturniidae family.
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About two years before the 1776 death of Pieter Cramer, the Dutch bachelor entomologist, Caspar Stoll also became involved in Cramer's great work "De Uitlandsche Kapellen", illustrated by Gerrit Wartenaar.
''T. r. capensis'' with two juveniles in Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary | Olea capensis | Impatiens capensis | ''Drosera capensis |