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Gonodonta moth

Family Noctuidae, Subfamily Catocalinae, Genus Gonodonta

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Field Notes

Notes:

A beautiful moth with a quite unusual shape.

Species ID Suggestions

Gonodonta sp.

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Comments (3)
Sergio Monteiro
Thank you, Bayucca. Thats another one for my "never-seen-before" list!
bayucca
Noctuidae, Catocalinae, Gonodonta sp.. There are quite a few species found in Brazil: Biarmata (quite close), Ditissima, Maria, Obsesa, Separant, Sphenostigma, Bidens (?) and most probably some more. I can't get a clue for ID the exact species.

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