Gonojana velutina

Gonojana velutina is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Gonojana velutina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Gonojana
Species:
G. velutina
Binomial name
Gonojana velutina
(Walker, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Viana velutina Walker, 1869

Adults are fawn coloured, the forewings with an oblique, nearly straight postmedial line. The hindwings are ochraceous, except along the interior border.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Gonojana velutina (Walker, 1869)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow 1 (2): 341


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