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Gonionota phthiochroma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Gonionota

Gonionota phthiochroma is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1971. It is found in Bolivia.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The costal two fifths of the forewings are ochraceous buff, the dorsal three fifths ochraceous salmon. The extreme edge of the costa is ocherous white. The basal fifth of the wing, inside the costa is ochraceous salmon and ochraceous tawny. In the cell, at the basal third is a minute black spot and a similar one at the end of the cell. The outer half of the wing has a few scattered black scales. The hindwings are ocherous white, slightly darker and with a pink tinge apically.

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Gonionota phthiochroma Wikipedia