Gonojana magnifica

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

References

^ 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.

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[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 article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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