Dysgonia constricta Butler, 1874 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dysgonia constricta Butler, 1874

Dysgonia constricta Butler, 1874

Dysgonia constricta is an erebid moth first described in 1874, found in New Guinea and eastern Australia, whose larvae feed on Elaeocarpus obovatus.

Family
Genus
Dysgonia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dysgonia constricta Butler, 1874

Dysgonia constricta is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1874. This moth can be found in New Guinea, as well as the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. The larvae of Dysgonia constricta feed on Elaeocarpus obovatus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Dysgonia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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