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Gonada falculinella

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Gonada falculinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Gonada
Species:
G. falculinella
Binomial name
Gonada falculinella
Busck, 1911

Gonada falculinella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1911. It is found in French Guiana.[1]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are light purplish brown with the dorsal area below the fold from the base to the apical third of the dorsum light yellow. The entire wing is sparsely and irregularly sprinkled with black atoms. The costal edge is narrowly blackish brown. The hindwings are light yellowish fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gonada at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40 (1815): 211 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.