Gonionota phocodes
Species of moth
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Gonionota phocodes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in Peru.[1]
| Gonionota phocodes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Gonionota |
| Species: | G. phocodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonionota phocodes Meyrick, 1909 | |
The wingspan is about 16 millimetres (0.63 in). The forewings are purplish-ferruginous brown with some undefined fine whitish-ochreous irroration, especially towards the costa anteriorly, and on a rather broad fascia from before the middle of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous, lighter anteriorly.[2]
