Gonioma hypoxantha

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.

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

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
  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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