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Noctuidae
931314 – 9090   Ponometia candefacta (Hübner, [1831])
             Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth

© Gretchen Grammer
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • candefacta Hübner [1831] (Tarache) - MONA 1983: 9090
  • candefactella Strand 1916 (Tarachidia)
  • debilis Walker 1858 (Acontia)
  • haworthana Westwood 1851 (Micra)
  • neomexicana Smith 1900 (Acontia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ponometia candefacta: Formerly placed in the genus Tarachidia, ZooKeys, 39: 1-160.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Lafontaine, J.D. & R.W. Poole, 2010. Review of the New World genera of the subfamily Acontiinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). ZooKeys, 39: 1-160.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.17m; p. 280. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    • Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
    • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Steve Walter
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Charles Melton
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Marcin Roguski
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Charles Melton
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Charles Melton
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Carol Wolf
    Ponometia candefacta
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Ponometia candefacta
    20mm – © Jim Vargo
    Ponometia candefacta
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Ponometia candefacta
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Ponometia candefacta
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Ponometia candefacta
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Ponometia candefacta
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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