Baniana minor is a species of moth of the family Erebidae.

It occurs in open woodland/grassland scrub habitats in southeastern Arizona and also occurs, probably in similar habitats in the Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica.

Adults have been collected between mid-July and late August in Arizona.

Costa Rican records are from April, May, September, November and December.

This article on a moth of the subfamily Anobinae is a stub.