Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre, 15-VI-77.

Gonodonta incurva (Sepp, 1840)

Noctuidae Ophiderinae

Synonyms

Gonodonta teretimacula Guenée
Gonodonta velata Walker
Gonodonta temperata Walker
Gonodonta dentata Felder & Rogenhofer
Gonodonta elaborans Dyar

Biology and distribution

Larva on Arthante sp., Pothomorphe peltata, Piper spp. and Ocimum spp.. The adult moths pierce fruit cuticle with their proboscis, especially on Citrus.

A fairly common species in Guadeloupe and Martinique.

St-Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica (type specimen of G. elaborans), St-Lucia, St-Vincent, Grenada.
Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto-Rico.

Florida, and from Mexico to Paraguay (Todd,1959).

Legend

Male genitalia (JPG 79 Kb).
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