Gonionota militaris

Gonionota militaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Gonionota
Species: G. militaris
Binomial name
Gonionota militaris
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Hypercallia militaris Meyrick, 1914

Gonionota militaris is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Colombia.[1]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are dark crimson-fuscous, becoming dark grey towards the termen. There is some brighter crimson suffusion beneath the middle of the disc and a broad crimson-red streak, narrowed to the extremities, along the dorsum from the base to two-thirds, the dorsal edge yellow towards one-fourth. A narrow suffused yellow streak is found along the costa from two-thirds to near the apex, its costal edge white except towards the extremities. The hindwings are blackish-grey.[2]

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