Striphnopteryx

Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1858. Its only species, Striphnopteryx edulis, was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.^[1] It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.^[2] It's common name is the edible monkey.^[3]

Edible monkey
Adult (top), larva (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 1858
Species:	S. edulis
Binomial name
Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
Bombyx edulis Boisduval, 1847