Gnathotona

Gnathotona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Gnathotona; Meyrick, 1931
Species:	G. thermopsamma
Binomial name
	Gnathotona thermopsamma; Meyrick, 1931

Gnathotona is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, Gnathotona thermopsamma, is found in Paraguay. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.^[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are ferruginous ochreous with the dorsal area suffused with whitish ochreous, with a few scattered blackish specks. The hindwings are whitish.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 5, 2015). "Gnathotona Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (5): 124.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 5, 2015). "Gnathotona Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (5): 124.

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