Gonioma hypoxantha

Gonioma hypoxantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Gonioma
Species:	G. hypoxantha
Binomial name
	Gonioma hypoxantha; (Lower, 1894)
Synonyms
	Uzucha hypoxantha Lower, 1894; Gonioma xanthopsis Turner, 1898;

Gonioma hypoxantha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1894. It is found in Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 33–35 mm. The forewings are whitish grey, sparsely irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish scales. The hindwings are ochreous yellow with a pale fuscous suffusion at the apex.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia nilotica. They bore under the bark of their host plant.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku (14 December 2013). "Gonioma hypoxantha (Lower, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ McMillan, Ian (30 July 2010). "Gonioma Turner, 1898". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (14 December 2013). "Gonioma hypoxantha (Lower, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[2] McMillan, Ian (30 July 2010). "Gonioma Turner, 1898". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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