Gonojana dimidiata

Gonojana dimidiata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1893.[1] It is found in Cameroon and Gabon.[2]

Gonojana dimidiata
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G. dimidiata
Binomial name
Gonojana dimidiata
Synonyms
  • Epijana tenuis Holland, 1893

The wingspan about 45 mm. The forewings are plumbeous (lead colored), crossed by a dark brown, straight line, which runs from the costa to the inner margin about three-fourths of their length from the base. The hindwings are orange red with the outer third broadly and uniformly margined with dark plumbeous brown.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gonojana dimidiata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. Afromoths
  3. Holland, W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera. - Psyche 6: p. 515


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