Jana caesarea
Jana caesarea is a moth of the family Eupterotidae. It can be found in Tanzania.[1]
| Jana caesarea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Jana |
| Species: | J. caesarea |
| Binomial name | |
| Jana caesarea Weymer, 1909 | |
The body of the male of this species has a length of 51mm, the length of its forewings is 73 mm and its wingspan 134mm.. the forewings are grey-brown, they have two parallel transversal lines near the base. The hindwings are clear-grey, with two black-brown traversal lines. The underside of both wings is uniform brownish-ochreous yellow with two brownish transversal lines in the middle.[2]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Jana caesarea.
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- (in German) Weymer, G. W. 1909. Exotische Lepidopteren. - Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 22:1–35 - on page 16-18
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