Ponometia candefacta

Ponometia candefacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ponometia
Species:
P. candefacta
Binomial name
Ponometia candefacta
(Hübner, [1831])
Synonyms
  • Tarache candefacta Hübner, [1831]
  • Tarachidia candefacta
  • Micra haworthana Westwood, 1851
  • Acontia debilis Walker, [1858]
  • Acontia neomexicana Smith, 1900
  • Tarachidia candefactella Strand, 1916

Ponometia candefacta, the olive-shaded bird-dropping moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the northern United States to southern Mexico.[1] It has been introduced to Russia as a biological control agent of Ambrosia artemisiifolia. The habitat consists of dry, weedy, disturbed areas at low elevations.

The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in summer, from April to September.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae, including Aster and Ambrosia species. They are green with a white lateral stripe.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ponometia candefacta". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. ^ "Species Ponometia candefacta". BugGuide. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  3. ^ "Ponometia candefacta (Hübner, [1831])". Pacific Northwest Moths.


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