Gonojana tristis

Gonojana tristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Gonojana
Species:	G. tristis
Binomial name
	Gonojana tristis; (Druce, 1896)
Synonyms
	Viana tristis Druce, 1896; Vianga tristis Druce, 1896;

Gonojana tristis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Druce in 1896.[1] It is found in Gambia.[2]

The fore- and hindwings are uniform pale brown, both with a dark brown submarginal line extending from the costa to the inner margin. The head, antennae, thorax and abdomen are pale brown and the underside of the thorax and abdomen are pale yellow, while the legs are yellow.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vianga tristis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
Afro Moths
Druce, H. 1896. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical Africa. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)17(101): 355

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vianga tristis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Druce, H. 1896. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical Africa. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)17(101): 355