Janomima mariana
Species of moth
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Janomima mariana, the inquisitive monkey, is a moth in the family Eupterotidae first described by Adam White in 1843.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
| Janomima mariana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Janomima |
| Species: | J. mariana |
| Binomial name | |
| Janomima mariana (White, 1843) | |
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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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