Gonodonta sinaldus

Gonodonta sinaldus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Gonodonta
Species: G. sinaldus
Binomial name
Gonodonta sinaldus
Guenée, 1852

Gonodonta sinaldus, the moonseed fruitpiecer, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Mexican border north to Concan in the Texas Hill Country. There are sporadic records north to at least Dallas, south at least to Trinidad and Colombia.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. There are probably continuous generations.

The larvae feed on moonseed vine.


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