Gonodonta nutrix
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| Gonodonta nutrix | |
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| Gonondonta nutrix | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Gonodonta |
| Species: | G. nutrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Gonodonta nutrix Cramer, 1780
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Gonodonta nutrix, the citrus fruitpiercer, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 It is found from in Saint Lucia, Cuba, Jamaica, Florida and from Mexico to Paraguay. The wingspan is 36–40 mm. The larvae feed on Annona species, including A. glabra.
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.
- "Gonodonta nutrix (Stoll, 1780)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- McLeod, Robin (January 20, 2017). "Species Gonodonta nutrix - Citrus Fruit-piercer - Hodges#8540". BugGuide. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
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