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Noctuidae
931335 – 9115   Ponometia exigua (Fabricius, 1793)

© J. N. Dell
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • exigua Fabricius 1793 (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: 9115
  • citrina Druce 1889 (Monodes)
  • costalis Walker 1858 (Acontia)
  • dimidiata Walker 1865 (Acontia)
  • indubitans Walker 1857 (Nonagria)
  • magnifica Neumoegen 1891 (Heliodora)
  • ochricosta Herrich-Schäffer 1868 (Ponometia)
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • 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).
    Ponometia exigua
    © Monica Krancevic
    Ponometia exigua
    © Monica Krancevic
    Ponometia exigua
    © Maury Heiman
    Ponometia exigua
    © J.N. Dell
    Ponometia exigua
    21mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.

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