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Species Gondysia telma - Hodges#8726.1

Representative Images

Gondysia telma Larva Dark Form - Gondysia telma Gondysia telma Pupation - Gondysia telma Gondysia telma - female Gondysia telma Gondysia telma Gondysia telma Gondysia telma Gondysia telma
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Erebinae
Tribe Omopterini
Genus Gondysia
Species telma (Gondysia telma - Hodges#8726.1)

Hodges Number

8726.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Gondysia telma (Sullivan, 2010)
Neadysgonia telma Sullivan, 2010
Phylogenetic Sequence # 930960

Identification

Adults:
Unless you have evidence of rearing, dissection or a DNA test, the images of moths in these two species should be placed ----> here
Genitalia:


Larvae:

Range

south-eastern USA (1)(2)

Season

There are multiple broods throughout its range with adults on the wing from April through September. (3)

See Also

We cannot easily separate the adults from the very similar species, Gondysia smithii, Smith's Darkwing Moth.

Internet References

Wikipedia
MPG
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.Wikipedia
Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 24 May, 2014 - 10:53pm
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 12 May, 2024 - 6:38pm

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