Gonioterma Inga
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''Gonioterma inga'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by
August Busck Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 – March 7, 1944) was a Danish-American entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over ...
in 1911. It is found in French Guiana. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are light bluish drab, but darker in shade than in ''
Stenoma inflata ''Stenoma inflata'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in the Amazon region and French Guiana. The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are whitish brownish, faintly violet tinged, with scattered dark fuscous scales and w ...
''. There are two deep black costal spots, one on the middle, the other at the apical fifth. The extreme costal edge is rust red, the colour of the underside. There is a faint outwardly curved row of small black dots from the outer costal spot to the dorsum, parallel with the terminal edge and a similar row on the terminal edge. The hindwings are light yellow.''Proceedings of the United States National Museum'' 40 (1815): 225


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Moths described in 1911 Gonioterma {{Stenomatinae-stub