Cirina forda, the pallid emperor moth or shea defoliator, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1849. It is found in western Africa, including Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.

Pallid emperor moth
Caterpillar and male imago
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Genus:	Cirina
Species:	C. forda
Binomial name
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
Saturnia forda Westwood, 1849 Perisomena semicaeca Walker, 1855

Adults are pale creamy brown with a small darker spot on each hindwing but lacking true eyespots. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Vitellaria paradoxa. They may cause heavy defoliation in Ghana and Nigeria. In South Africa the favoured food plant is the tree Burkea africana.

The larvae are consumed (entomophagy) in Nigeria.

Pupation takes place in soft soil or sand at the base of the host plant.