Gonionota aethoptera

Gonionota aethoptera is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1971. It is found in Venezuela.^[1]

The wingspan is 24-25 mm. The forewings are light cinnamon brown with scattered grey scales along the fold to the tornus and irregularly in the apical half;. The termen is narrowly blackish from vein 4 to the tornus and there is a small white spot at the apical third of the costa and at the basal third, in the cell, are two black spots. At the end of the cell is a conspicuous white spot and the dorsum has a conspicuous dark brown streak. The hindwings are light ocherous tawny overlaid with grey scales.^[2]

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