The mopane worm is so-called in English because it is usually found on the mopane tree, Colophospermum mopane.

The dryland areas of Moremi consist mainly of Mopane veld (Colophospermum mopane).

The dry land areas of Moremi consist mainly of Mopane veld (Colophospermum mopane).

The southern part of the park experiences the Zambezian and Mopane woodlands ecoregion that is characterized by mopane trees.

The worms, which inhabit mopane tress, require only 3 kilograms of feed (mopane leaves) to produce 1 kilogram of worms.

Mopane woodlands dominate the vegetation of the park.

The worms, which inhabit mopane tress, require only three kilograms of feed (mopane leaves) to produce one kilogram of worms.

In the year 2000, there was the introduction of a 5 Pula bimetallic coin which showed a mopane caterpillar feeding on a branch of mopane tree.

Food sovereignty in Zimbabwe: Mopane trees and local livelihoods

The northern half of the park, north of the Olifants River is mostly covered with mopane forests to such an extent that it is known as mopane veld.

The species name mopane is taken from the local name for the tree.

Savannah extends around the sacred spring, dotted with acacias (knob thorn in the local language) and mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane), also known as the butterfly tree due to the shape of its leaves.

The mopane worm is the caterpillar of the emperor month Gonimbrasia belina.

The name of the species is taken from the local name of the tree.

The geography of edible insects in sub-Saharan Africa: A study of the Mopane Caterpillar.