Gogana conwayi

Gogana conwayi is a moth species in the family Drepanidae, first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1976.[1] It is found on Borneo,[2] at Mount Kinabalu.[3] The species is known from only four specimens.[3]

Gogana conwayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Gogana
Species:
G. conwayi
Binomial name
Gogana conwayi
(Holloway, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Ametroptila conwayi Holloway, 1976

Appearance

Gogana conwayi is a pale yellow in color with fine brown banding on the wings.[3] It somewhat resembles Euphalacra semisecta, but differs in size and shape of the hindwings.[3]

Original publication

Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1976). Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu. p. 94. (as Ametroptila conwayi).

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gogana conwayi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Gogana conwayi (Holloway, 1976)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. "The Moths of Borneo". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.


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