Erebus walkeri - Walker's owl

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Erebus walkeri
Erebus walkeri

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, left: Catapu, Mozambique; right: Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe.

Species details:

Notes: The largest Erebiid species in Southern Africa
Distribution: Widespread in Subsaharan Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeEntada (Food plant)
Related plant species:
Literature: africanmoths.com
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Erebus walkeri .
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400670, retrieved 15 June 2025

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