''Gondysia telma'' is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
first described by Sullivan in 2010. It is found in the United States, from
North Carolina southward at least to the
Florida Panhandle
The Florida Panhandle (also West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida; it is a Salient (geography), salient roughly long and wide, lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia (U. ...
and central
Florida and westward to
Texas, with one record farther north from
Indiana.
It occurs in swamp forests where there is standing water. In this habitat red maples tend to dominate emergent forests whereas mature forests are more mixed with cypress often the dominant large tree.
The length of the forewings is 19–20 mm. There are multiple brooded throughout its range with adults on wing from April through September.
Etymology
The Greek word ''telma'' refers to standing water. Specimens from North Carolina and Florida are associated with
hydric forests in the Coastal Plain.
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Catocalinae
Moths described in 2010
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