Gondysia similis

Neadysgonia similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Gondysia
Species:	G. similis
Binomial name
	Gondysia similis; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	Dysgonia apicalis (Guenée, 1852); Dysgonia concolor (Grote, 1893); Dysgonia similis (Guenée, 1852);

The Gordonia Darkwing (Gondysia similis, formerly Dysgonia similis)^[1] is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, from North Carolina to Mississippi and Florida. The food plant occurs in Alabama and Mississippi and the moth could be expected from these areas as well.

Illustration

The wingspan is about 37 mm. There are three or more generations in North Carolina with adults on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Gordonia lasianthus.

References

↑ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.

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[1] Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine.. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.