Gonojana magnifica
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eupterotidae |
Genus: | Gonojana |
Species: | G. magnifica
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Binomial name | |
Gonojana magnifica (Rothschild, 1917)
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): 492 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.