Gonionota oxybela

(Gonionota oxybela)

Description

Gonionota oxybela is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1971. It is found in Peru. The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are bister brown with tawny-olive irroration and in the outer half of the wing considerable ochraceous-tawny scaling. The costa is ochraceous tawny mixed with tawny olive and from the basal third of the costa an ill-defined tawny-olive line extends to the fold where it continues outwardly to the tornus. The hindwings are sepia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Gonionota
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