Smith's Darkwing
Dysgonia smithii Guenée
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Forewing light brown with blackish shading inside the antemedial and postmedial lines; note 2 broad, sharp teeth on postmedial line, and black apical marking. Hindwing dark graish brown with 2 faint lines.
Wing Span: 3.8 - 4cm
Life History: NULL
Flight: April to September.
Caterpillar Hosts: NULL
Adult Food: NULL
Habitat: NULL
Range: New Jersey to Florida, west to Missouri and Texas. Rare northward.
Conservation: NULL
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: NULL
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 30, 2022
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 02, 2022
Observation date: Mar 25, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 01, 2021
Observation date: Mar 10, 2019
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 31, 2019
Observation date: May 19, 2017
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 27, 2017
Observation date: May 19, 2017
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: May 26, 2017
Observation date: Mar 17, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 26, 2017
Observation date: Mar 09, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 26, 2017
Observation date: Jun 23, 2016
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 22, 2016
Observation date: Mar 26, 2011
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 06, 2012
Observation date: May 11, 2010
Submitted by: Pete Williams
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Aug 12, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Henderson)
Region: Hardin County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (James Adams)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007