Jana eurymas - Banded monkey

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Jana eurymas
Jana eurymas
Jana eurymas

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

Species details:

Notes: in f. transvaalica the lines are hardly visible; f. caesaria is much larger with differently shaped lines
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa, Namibia and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
RubiaceaeAfrocanthium (Larval foodplant)
RubiaceaeCanthium (Food plant)
Related plant species:
RubiaceaePsydrax obovata subsp. elliptica (Larval foodplant)
Literature: africanmoths.com
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Jana eurymas .
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=401300, retrieved 27 October 2025

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