Gonojana magnifica

Last updated

Gonojana magnifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Gonojana
Species:
G. magnifica
Binomial name
Gonojana magnifica
(Rothschild, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Viana magnificaRothschild, 1917
  • Vianga magnificaRothschild, 1917

Gonojana magnifica is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. [1] It is found in Nigeria. [2]

The wingspan about 67 mm. The forewings are thinly scaled purplish chocolate with a whitish streak on the discocellulars and a darker postmedian line inside of which are varying clouded areas of whitish scales. The hindwings are orange-rufous, with the outer one-third purplish chocolate. [3]

Related Research Articles

<i>Pseudojana perspicuifascia</i> Species of moth

Pseudojana perspicuifascia is a species of moth of the family Eupterotidae first described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Sundaland and on Nias.

Jana roseata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Burundi and Mozambique.

Jana germana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Kenya.

Stenoglene bipartita is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale), Niger and Nigeria.

Stenoglene giganteus is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Sierra Leone.

Cotana is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae.

<i>Cotana aroa</i> Species of moth

Cotana aroa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana kebeae</i> Species of moth

Cotana kebeae is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1904. It is found in New Guinea.

Cotana affinis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana brunnescens</i> Species of moth

Cotana brunnescens is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

Cotana castaneorufa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1913. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana meeki</i> Species of moth

Cotana meeki is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

Cotana pallidipascia is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

<i>Cotana variegata</i> Species of moth

Cotana variegata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.

Gonojana is a genus of moths in the family Eupterotidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1893.

<i>Cotana biagi</i> Species of moth

Cotana biagi is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in New Guinea.

Acrojana splendida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Ghana and Sierra Leone.

Hemijana griseola is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in South Africa.

Striginiana pseudostrigina is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Stenoglene nivalis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale), Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vianga magnifica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): 492


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.