Moth Photographers Group – Ponometia semiflava

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931308 – 9085 Ponometia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)

Half-yellow Moth

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Distribution Data for Ponometia semiflava

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Similar Species:	Ponometia bicolorata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) Ponometia clausula (Grote, 1883) is smaller with grayer outer half of forwing. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	semiflava (Guenée, 1852) (Xanthoptera) - MONA 1983: 9085; TL: North America.
Taxonomic Notes:	Ponometia semiflava: 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.)

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Guenée, M.A., 1852. Noctuelites, 2. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 6: 241.
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. 50.16m; p. 280. Book Review and ordering
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 iNaturalist
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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