Gonimbrasia Belina - Vernacular Names

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) 1
    • Tshivenda: mashonzha
    • Xitsonga: matamani or masonja""
  • Zambia
    • muyaya (believed to be mopane worm) 2
    • finkubala
  • Zimbabwe
    • Ndebele: macimbi
    • Shona: madora 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. 3

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