Gesonia obeditalis

Gesonia obeditalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Gesonia
Species:	G. obeditalis
Binomial name
Gesonia obeditalis Walker, [1859][1]
Synonyms
Dragana pansalis Walker, [1859] Gesonia secundalis Walker, [1859] Hileia crambisata Walker, 1862 Apphadana evulsalis Walker, [1866] Maresia binotata Walker, 1866 Poaphila concors Walker, 1866 Rivula terrosa Snellen, 1872 Apphadana rubicundula Swinhoe, 1885 Apphadana rusticula Swinhoe, 1885 Apphadana nigrofusca Swinhoe, 1885 Apphadana festina Swinhoe, 1885

Gesonia obeditalis is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from eastern Africa, the Seychelles, the Maldives and the Oriental tropics east to the Philippines, the Sula Islands and Australia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The wings are brown with a scalloped dark brown submarginal band. The hindwings have a similar pattern but are somewhat paler.^[3]

The larvae feed on Gramineae species, as well as Stylosanthes species. They live stretched on the stems of their host plant and feed on the flower spikes. Pupation takes place in a white, silken cocoon that incorporates debris. The larvae are light yellow with seven longitudinal brownish-orange longitudinal bands.

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory
2. The Moths of Borneo
3. Australian Insects