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.
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| Gonondonta nutrix | |
Scientific classification 
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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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| Gonodonta nutrix Cramer, 1780
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The wingspan is 36–40 mm.
References edit
- 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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