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Noctuidae
931335.1n – 9115.1   Ponometia bruchi (Breyer, 1931)

- TX - © Monica Krancevic
Distribution: USA: LA , AZ, TX, MS (Brou et al. 2024).
Description/
Field Marks:
Sexually dimorphic.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • bruchi Breyer 1931 (Eugraphia); Type locality: La Paz, Argentina
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ponometia bruchi (Breyer, 1931), n. comb (Lafontaine & Poole 2010), is now recognized within the North American fauna (Brou et al. 2024). This species was formerly treated as a synonym of albisecta (Hampson) in Todd (1966) and as a valid species in Lafontaine & Poole (2010) with confirmation by Brou et al. (2024).
    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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB3329 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Breyer, A., 1931. Dos nuevos Noctuidae argentinos. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 3(17): 309-301.
    • Brou, V.A., C.D. Brou, R. Kergosien, L.G. Crabo and S.R. Nanz, 2024. Ponometia bruchi (Bryer, 1931) (Noctuidae, Acontiinae) in Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Southern Lepidopterists' News, 46(3): 204-206.
    • Hampson, G.F., 1910. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum, 10: 689; pl. 162, fig. 22
    • 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 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).
    • Todd, E.L., 1966. Noctuid moths of the American genus Eusceptis Hubner. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 119(3546): 21.
    Ponometia bruchi
    - DNA - LG – © Lars G. Crabo

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