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Noctuidae
931319 – 9095   Ponometia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)
             Small Bird-dropping Moth

© Tom Murray
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • erastrioides Guenée 1852 (Acontia) - MONA 1983: 9095
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ponometia erastrioides: 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.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass 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 erastrioides
    © Steve Scott
    Ponometia erastrioides
    © Steve Walter
    Ponometia erastrioides
    © Howell Curtis
    Ponometia erastrioides
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Ponometia erastrioides
    © Ken Childs
    Ponometia erastrioides
    18mm – © Jim Vargo
    Ponometia erastrioides
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Ponometia erastrioides
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC

    Ponometia erastrioides
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC


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