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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ponometia |
| Species: | P. candefacta
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| Binomial name | |
| Ponometia candefacta (
Hübner, [1831])
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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
- ^ "Ponometia candefacta". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ "Species Ponometia candefacta". BugGuide. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ "Ponometia candefacta (Hübner, [1831])". Pacific Northwest Moths.
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| Ponometia candefacta | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ponometia |
| Species: | P. candefacta
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| Binomial name | |
| Ponometia candefacta (
Hübner, [1831])
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| Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ "Ponometia candefacta". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ "Species Ponometia candefacta". BugGuide. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ "Ponometia candefacta (Hübner, [1831])". Pacific Northwest Moths.
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