Ponometia erastrioides
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Ponometia |
Species: | P. erastrioides
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Binomial name | |
Ponometia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)
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Ponometia erastrioides, the small bird-dropping moth or small bird lime moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States and south-central Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan).[1] The habitat consists of fields, waste places and riparian areas.
The wingspan is 16–20 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Ambrosia species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 25 mm.[2]
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