Gonioterma compressa

Gonioterma compressa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1913. It is found in Venezuela and Mexico (Tabasco).^[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale stone-grey, with pale rust-brown markings which tend to throw up rather more intensely coloured rust-brown scales along their margins. These consist of first, an irregular, large, dorsal patch covering two-fifths of the dorsum, throwing out a slight angle on the fold, and a stronger projecting angle upward nearly to the costa, but not reaching the base. Secondly, a broken and rather outwardly oblique fasciate shade a little beyond the middle, forming a costal spot, an inwardly projecting patch at the end of the cell, and a short length-spot on the dorsum, connected to the cell-spot by a narrow sinuate line. Thirdly, a costal spot before the apex, connected with the tornus by an outwardly convex narrow line of spots on the veins. Around the apex and termen is also a line of semidetached brown spots. The costa is narrowly tinged with ochreous. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.^[2]

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