- Neadysgonia similis
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Neadysgonia similis 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Neadysgonia Species: N. similis Binomial name Neadysgonia similis
(Guenée, 1852)Synonyms - Dysgonia apicalis (Guenée, 1852)
- Dysgonia concolor (Grote, 1893)
- Dysgonia similis (Guenée, 1852)
The Gordonia Darkwing (Neadysgonia 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.
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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. CRC Press. ISBN 0916846458, ISBN 978-0916846459.
External links
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- South Carolina Moths
- Species info
- A new genus and species for Dysgonia (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae) from Southeastern United States
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