Gonioma hospita

Gonioma hospita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Gonioma
Species:	G. hospita
Binomial name
	Gonioma hospita; (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia hospita Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875;

Gonioma hospita is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are white mixed with light grey, and with a few scattered black scales. There is a narrow oblique transverse black streak from the costa near the base, reaching half across the wing and a cloudy grey spot in the middle of the disc. The hindwings are light yellow ochreous, with a grey apical patch.^[2]

References edit

^ Savela, Markku. "Gonioma Turner, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Gonioma Turner, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[2] Xyloryctine Moths of Australia This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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