Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Numbers
7 species in North America listed at
All-Leps
5 species in Florida: bidens, incurva, nutrix, sicheas, unica; 2 others (pyrgo, sinaldus) occur in the southwest
Identification
Adult: forewing dark brown to blackish (with pale strip along costa in some species); hindwing with large yellow or orange patch in several species, but uniformly dark in some species
Larva: body smooth, mostly black with variable orange and white spots or patches
Range
a tropical genus: southern United States through Mexico to Paraguay
Internet References
pinned adult images of 5 North American species:
G. bidens, incurva, pyrgo, sicheas, sinaldus, plus several tropical species of
Gonodonta (All-Leps)
pinned adult image of
G. pyrgo (Bruce Walsh, Moths of Southeast Arizona)