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Janomima mariana (White, 1843)
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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]