Jana germana

Jana germana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Jana
Species:	J. germana
Binomial name
	Jana germana; Rothschild, 1917

Jana germana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917.^[1] It is found in Kenya.^[2]

The wingspan is about 102 mm. The forewings are dark grey speckled with pale-yellow scales and crossed by five more or less double zigzag blackish maroon bands. The hindwings are buff, somewhat speckled with black scales mostly on the outer half, and with three complete and one broken blackish maroon bands.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Jana germana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
^ Afro Moths
^ Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): 488 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): 488 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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