Gondysia smithii
Gondysia smithii, or Smith's darkwing, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in the United States, 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
| Gondysia smithii | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | G. smithii |
| Binomial name | |
| Gondysia smithii (Guenée, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is 37–40 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are multiple generations per year.
References
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
External links
- Roberts, Jason D. (February 9, 2013). "Species Gondysia smithii - Smith's Darkwing Moth - Hodges#8726". BugGuide. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- Sullivan, J. Bolling (2010). "A new genus and species for Dysgonia (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae) from Southeastern United States". ZooKeys. 39: 85–97. doi:10.3897/zookeys.39.434.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.