Dysgonia constricta

Dysgonia constricta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dysgonia
Species:	D. constricta
Binomial name
	Dysgonia constricta; (Butler, 1874)
Synonyms
	Ophiusa constrictaButler, 1874; Parallelia constricta(Butler, 1874); Catocala albofasciataScott, 1891; Grammodes divaricataLucas, 1892; Parallelia divaricata(Lucas, 1892); Dysgonia divaricata(Lucas, 1892); Dysgonia albofasciata(Scott, 1891);

Last updated October 05, 2025

Dysgonia constricta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1874.^[1] It is found in New Guinea and the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.

The larvae feed on Elaeocarpus obovatus .

References

↑ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. . CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.

External links

Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2017). "Dysgonia constricta (Butler, 1874)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

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[1] Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. . CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.

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Dysgonia constricta

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dysgonia
Species:	D. constricta
Binomial name
*Dysgonia constricta* (Butler, 1874)
Synonyms
Ophiusa constrictaButler, 1874 Parallelia constricta(Butler, 1874) Catocala albofasciataScott, 1891 Grammodes divaricataLucas, 1892 Parallelia divaricata(Lucas, 1892) Dysgonia divaricata(Lucas, 1892) Dysgonia albofasciata(Scott, 1891)