Gonojana magnifica

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

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 magnifica Rothschild, 1917
  • Vianga magnifica Rothschild, 1917

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
  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


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