Gynanisa maja, the speckled emperor or chipumi, is a moth of the family Saturniidae.

[1] Gynanisa nigra is just a darker form and not a distinct species.

Adults are on wing from late December to early February.

Larvae have been recorded on Acacia erioloba, Acacia karroo, Acacia mollissima, Berlinia paniculata, Brachystegia venosa, Cassia, Colophospermum mopane, Elephantorrhiza burchelli, Julbernardia, Laburnum, Peltophorum, Prunus persica, Pterocarpus, Quercus gambelii, Quercus robur, Quercus turneri, Robinia pseudoacacia and Schotia.

The larvae serve as an important human food source.