Linoclostis gonatias

(Linoclostis gonatias)

Description

Linoclostis gonatias is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in India. The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are shining white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and there is a slender fuscous subterminal line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, almost right-angled in the middle. There is a slender ochreous-brownish line along the apical sixth of the costa. The hindwings are grey-whitish.

Taxonomic tree:

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