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Ponometia erastrioides

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Ponometia erastrioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ponometia
Species:
P. erastrioides
Binomial name
Ponometia erastrioides
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Acontia erastrioides Guenée, 1852
  • Tarachidia erastrioides

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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