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

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.