Jana tantalus Herrich-Schäffer is a animal in the Eupterotidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Jana tantalus Herrich-Schäffer

Jana tantalus Herrich-Schäffer

Jana tantalus is a Eupterotidae moth described in 1854, found in South Africa and the Gambia.

Family
Genus
Jana
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Jana tantalus Herrich-Schäffer

Jana tantalus (previously known as Tantaliana tantalus) is a moth species belonging to the family Eupterotidae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. This species can be found in South Africa and the Gambia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Eupterotidae Jana

More from Eupterotidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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