Gonionota dryodesma

Last updated

Gonionota dryodesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Gonionota
Species:G. dryodesma
Binomial name
Gonionota dryodesma
(Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Hypercallia dryodesmaMeyrick, 1916
  • Hypercallia dryocryptaMeyrick, 1931

Gonionota dryodesma is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela and French Guiana. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Depressariidae family of insects

Depressariidae is a family of moths. It has formerly been treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2300 species worldwide.

Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on Microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are yellow, reticulated throughout with ferruginous red. There is a purple-fuscous streak along the costa throughout, darkest on the costal edge, interrupted by oblique strigulae of ground colour at two-fifths and three-fourths. There is a broad purplish-brown median transverse fascia, considerably dilated on the dorsum. The discal stigmata are placed on the margins of this, they are blackish, the first minute and the second rather large. There is also a curved series of cloudy dark fuscous dots rising from this fascia near the costa and returning to it near the dorsum and there is a purple-brown streak along the termen. The hindwings are whitish yellowish. [2]

Wingspan distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip of an airplane or an animal (insect, bird, bat)

The wingspan of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777-200 has a wingspan of 60.93 metres, and a wandering albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of 3.63 metres, the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other fixed-wing aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stands at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and owns one of the largest wingspans at 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m).

Related Research Articles

Hypatima isotricha is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Indonesia (Java).

Charistica walkeri is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found from Panama to Colombia.

Stenoma melanixa is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Colombia, Guatemala and Brazil (Amazonas).

Stenoma platyterma is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Guyana.

Stenoma porphyrastis is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Guyana and French Guiana.

Cerconota fermentata is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in French Guiana.

Psittacastis eumolybda is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Peru.

Gonionota aethographa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1971. It is found in Costa Rica.

Gonionota paravexillata is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1971. It is found in Venezuela.

Gonionota selene is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1971. It is found in Brazil.

Gonionota incalescens is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Colombia.

Gonionota oriphanta is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is found in Colombia.

Gonionota persistis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Peru.

Gonionota satrapis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Colombia.

Gonionota vexillata is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Peru.

Odites hederae is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1900. It is found in southern India.

Hypercallia cyathopa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Colombia.

Imma crocozela is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is found in New Guinea.

Bursadella minatrix is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is widely distributed in New Guinea.

Imma lyrifera is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

References

  1. "Gonionota Zeller, 1877" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1 (18): 552