Linoclostis gonatias

Linoclostis gonatias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Linoclostis
Species:
L. gonatias
Binomial name
Linoclostis gonatias
Meyrick, 1908

Linoclostis gonatias is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in India.[1]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are shining white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and there is a slender fuscous subterminal line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus, almost right angled in the middle. There is a slender ochreous-brownish line along the apical sixth of the costa. The hindwings are grey whitish.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 14, 2013). "Linoclostis gonatias Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (3): 626. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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