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Gogana conwayi

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Gogana conwayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Gogana
Species:
G. conwayi
Binomial name
Gogana conwayi
(Holloway, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Ametroptila conwayi Holloway, 1976

Gogana conwayi is a moth species in the family Drepanidae, first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1976.[1] It is found on Borneo,[2] at Mount Kinabalu.[3] The species is known from only four specimens.[3]

Appearance

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Gogana conwayi is a pale yellow in color with fine brown banding on the wings.[3] It somewhat resembles Euphalacra semisecta, but differs in size and shape of the hindwings.[3]

Original publication

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Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1976). Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu. p. 94. (as Ametroptila conwayi).

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Gogana conwayi​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Gogana conwayi (Holloway, 1976)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Moths of Borneo". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.