The mopaniormopane worm is a large edible caterpillar that is found in the Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
It feeds on the mopane tree, Colophospermum mopane. The adult stage is a large and attractive Emperor moth (Family Saturnidae). The worm is an important source of protein and income to many people, and is one of Southern Africa’s economically important insects.
Scientific name: Imbrasia belina, Order Lepidoptera.