Janomima mariana
| Janomima mariana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Janomima |
| Species: | J. mariana |
| Binomial name | |
| Janomima mariana (White, 1843) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Janomima mariana, the Inquisative Monkey, is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by White in 1843.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]
Adults are fulvous yellow, sprinkled with minute brownish spots and with a few waved brownish transverse streaks.[3]
The larvae feed on various grasses and have been specifically reported feeding on Bauhinia and Brachystegia species, as well as Pterocarpus rotundifolius and Miscanthus violaceus.[4]
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