| Gonojana magnifica | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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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| Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ 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.
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Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): 492
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| Gonojana magnifica | |
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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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| Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ 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
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^
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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| This article relating to the superfamily Bombycoidea is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |