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Mariposa perfuradora de frutos (Fruit piercing moth)

Gonodonta bidens Geyer, 1832

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-22.5381, -43.2279

Field Notes

Description:

Gonodonta bidens Geyer, 1832 showed proboscis stronger and with an apical armature appropriate to pierce fruits. Fruit piercing moths, have proboscis adapted to pierce the rind (primary) or just the pulp (secondary) of fruits to feed.
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Lenght of forewing: Male, 18-19mm; female, 19-20mm.
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Sources:
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1 - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/170456/2/tb1201.pdf
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2 - http://repositorio.pucrs.br/dspace/handle/10923/5322

Habitat:

Found in the Atlantic Forest, about 840m above sea level.

Notes:

The town of the coordinates that I gave for search, is not DUQUE DE CAXIAS, as reports the search map in this page, but PETRÓPOLIS.

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