Gnathotona
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| Genus: | Gnathotona Meyrick, 1931
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| Species: | G. thermopsamma
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| Gnathotona thermopsamma Meyrick, 1931
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Gnathotona thermopsamma is a moth in the Depressariidae family, and the only species in the genus Gnathotona. It was described by Meyrick in 1931 and is found in Paraguay.[1]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-ochreous with the dorsal area suffused whitish-ochreous, with a few scattered blackish specks. The hindwings are whitish.[2]
References
- ^ Gnathotona thermopsamma at funet.fi.
- ^ Exotic Microlep. 4 (5): 124