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Noctuidae 931313 – 9089   Ponometia binocula (Grote, 1875)              Prairie Bird-dropping Moth

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Description/ Field Marks: Original description states "Fore wings yellow white..." while Poole states "The basal half of the forewing is pure white." Similar Species: Ponometia virginalis (Grote, 1881) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: binocula (Grote, 1875) (Tarache) - MONA 1983: 9089; TL: "Texas, Mr. Belfrage, No. 112. Bastrop Co., Mr. Meske. Taxonomic Notes: Ponometia binocula: Formerly placed in the genus Tarachidia, ZooKeys, 39: 1-160.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Grote, A.R., 1875. Lepidopterological observations. The Canadian Entomologist, 7(12): 224. 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 BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum 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.

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