Catajana

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Catajana
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Catajana

Strand, 1910
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C. bimaculata
Binomial name
Catajana bimaculata
(Dewitz, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Dreata bimaculataDewitz, 1879
  • Hemijana bimaculata

Catajana is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Embrik Strand in 1910. Its only species, Catajana bimaculata, described by Hermann Dewitz in 1879, [1] is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Catajana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Catajana bimaculata (Dewitz, 1879)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 8, 2018.