Gondysia smithii
| Neadysgonia smithii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Gondysia |
| Species: | G. smithii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gondysia smithii (Guenée, 1852) | |
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Smith’s Darkwing (Gondysia smithii, formerly Dysgonia smithii) [1] is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from North Carolina southward to Georgia and westward to Texas northward in the Mississippi Valley to Missouri. It has recently been recorded from Virginia and Florida but not yet from Louisiana or Arkansas, although it does occur close by and would be expected in those states as well. It occurs in open savanna and mesic woodland habitats.
Illustration
The wingspan is 37-40 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are multiple generations per year.
References
- ↑ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
External links
- Bug Guide
- Species info
- A new genus and species for Dysgonia (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae) from Southeastern United States
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