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''Gonimbrasia belina'' is a species of moth found in much of Southern Africa, whose large edible caterpillar, the mopani or mopane worm, is an important source of protein for millions of indigenous Southern Africans. ==Vernacular names== The mopane worm is so called in English because it is usually found on the mopane tree, ''Colophospermum mopane''. Other vernacular names for the caterpillars include: * Botswana * * Kalanga: ''mashonja'' * * Setswana: ''phane'' * South Africa * * Sepedi: ''mašotša'' (colloq) * * Tshivenda: ''mashonzha'' * * Xitsonga: ''matamani or masonja"" * Zambia * * ''muyaya'' (believed to be mopane worm) * *''finkubala'' *Zimbabwe * *Ndebele: ''macimbi'' * *Shona: ''madora'', ''masodya'' or ''mashonja'' in Karanga *Namibia * *Oshiwambo: '' omagungu'' *Democratic Republic of Congo * *Kikongo: ''mingolo'' The Latin name is sometimes given as ''Imbrasia belina'', rather than ''Gonimbrasia belina''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gonimbrasia belina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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