Jana eurymas

Jana eurymas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Jana
Species: J. eurymas
Binomial name
Jana eurymas

Jana eurymas, the banded monkey, is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]

The larvae feed Canthium species and Psydrax obovata.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Jana eurymas". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. African Moths


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