Gondysia similis

Gondysia similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Gondysia
Species:	G. similis
Binomial name
	Gondysia similis; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	Dysgonia apicalis (Guenée, 1852); Dysgonia concolor (Grote, 1893); Dysgonia similis (Guenée, 1852); Neadysgonia similis Sullivan, 2010;

Gondysia similis, the gordonia darkwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.^[1] It is found in the US 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.

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