Gonada phosphorodes

Gonada phosphorodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Gonada
Species:	G. phosphorodes
Binomial name
	Gonada phosphorodes; Meyrick, 1922

Gonada phosphorodes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in French Guiana.[1]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are rosy grey, more rosy along the costa, the base of the wing rose pink, the dorsal area beneath the fold lighter and more rosy. The hindwings are pale rosy grey, with the subdorsal hairs rosy.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (February 5, 2015). "Gonada phosphorodes Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (17): 543.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 5, 2015). "Gonada phosphorodes Meyrick, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (17): 543.