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Emperor Moth Species 3-Set |
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The Emperor moth is certainly the brightest
colored in our electric moving insect collection.
For a very noticeable and effective nature display
we recommend
you use 3 Electronic Emperor moths. Their bright
orange moth wings will move
independently and liven up any floral arrangement
in which they are placed, an easy way to spice
up an special event! The Anomalous Emperor
moth (Imbrasia belina) is a saturniid lepidopteran,
a widely distributed moth throughout Southern,
Central and East Africa. Southern
Africa has its primary host plant,
the mopane tree (Colophospernum mopane), which
occurs in a broad band extending from the Northern
parts of South Africa into Zimbabwe and Botswana,
and west to Namibia.
At the caterpillar stage,
the mopane worm of the Emperor Moth feeds on a
number of other tree species but it is the mopane
tree that is the most suitable host plant in terms
of developmental periods. Adult moths lay a single
cluster of 50 to 200 eggs around twigs or on leaves
of the Mopane tree and on other host plants over
a two month period. In fact, the caterpillars are
so voracious that a stand of mopane trees can be
completely defoliated by the arrival of mopane
worms. The Caterpillars / Mopane worms of the Anomalous
Emperor moth (Imbrasia belina in Latin) are eaten
in addition to porridge by the Venda
people of South Africa. |
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Emperor Moths |
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Animated Video of the
Actual Fluttering and a Detailed Schematic:
Actual Product Package:
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Head
/ anterior |
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Hyperextension
stopper |
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Pivot
for front and rear body sections |
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Hole
for wire legs (or safety-pin) |
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Flat
base of bug body |
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Tail
end / posterior |
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Rear
notch wing placeholder |
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Front
notch wing placeholder |
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Nickel-titanium
alloy wire "muscle" |
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Anomalous
Emperor Moth (Imbrasia Belina) |
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