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Lobobunaea phaedusa

Lobobunaea phaedusa is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lobobunaea phaedusa rather than just read about it. In short: Lobobunaea phaedusa is a species of very large moths in the family Saturniidae. It is found in much of sub-saharan Africa, where its host plants include African custard-apple (Annona senegalensis), crown-berry (Crossopteryx febrifuga), and Aframomum spp.

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Reference excerpt

Lobobunaea phaedusa is a species of very large moths in the family Saturniidae. It is found in much of sub-saharan Africa, where its host plants include African custard-apple (Annona senegalensis), crown-berry (Crossopteryx febrifuga), and Aframomum spp.

Description

Dorsal surface Antennae broad in the middle and strongly pectinated, terminating in a point both at the base and extremity, the latter being like a thread. Head dark brown. The neck surrounded with a white collar. Thorax and abdomen greyish clay-coloured. Anterior wings the same, but towards their extremities becoming darker; the tips are angulated, and the edges a little scolloped; a dark line rises near the tips, which running across the wings ends near the middle of the posterior edges, but is there much fainter than at the tips. A small triangular transparent spot is situate near the centre of these wings, about three-eighths of an inch from the anterior edges. Posterior wings a little scolloped, being the same colour with the anterior next the abdomen, but darker towards the external edges. In the middle of these wings is a large eye, the pupil being black like velvet, surrounded with a narrow circle of a dark orange, round which is another cream-coloured circle, and this likewise is surrounded by a large border of a fine red-brown.

Ventral surface Thighs of the fore legs dark brown, the other legs lighter. Breast and abdomen light clay-coloured. Anterior wings the same, being next the body paler than towards the extremities; along the external edges is a pale indented border, running from the tips to the lower corners. Two dark brown spots are placed next the transparent one mentioned in the preceding description, and the dark line there mentioned is conspicuous on this side. Posterior wings coloured as the anterior, becoming darker towards the external edges. A pale indented border runs along the external edges, similar to that on the anterior wings. On the middle of these wings are four dark brown spots, two small and two large, being placed opposite to the eyes observed on the upper side; and just below them a dark line runs across from the upper corners to the middle of the abdominal edges. Wing-span 7¾ inches (195 mm).

Subspecies Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa Lobobunaea phaedusa christyi (Sharpe, 1889) (Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo) Lobobunaea phaedusa falcatissima Rougeot, 1962 (Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia) Lobobunaea phaedusa rexnoctuae Stoneham, 1962 (Tanzania)

References

External links Media related to Lobobunaea phaedusa at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Lobobunaea phaedusa at Wikispecies

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lobobunaea phaedusa

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lobobunaea phaedusa claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lobobunaea phaedusa before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lobobunaea phaedusa ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lobobunaea phaedusa

In research: Lobobunaea phaedusa appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lobobunaea phaedusa in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lobobunaea phaedusa is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Descriptions from Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Moths described in 1782, Moths of Africa, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lobobunaea phaedusa outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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