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
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia hospita Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Gonioma hospita is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Felder and 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]

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