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An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/5/2017).
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Mark Etheridge.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/7/2013).
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Scott Housten.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/14/2017).
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Mark Etheridge.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/15/2021).
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Dave Webb.
Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/14/2023). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Barbara Speckart.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/10/2015).
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Jonathan Willey.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/17/2017).
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Josh Emm.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2019).
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Dave Webb.
Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/21/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/14/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/4/2014). Determined by Ross Hill/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
An Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/31/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Hugh McGuinness.
Source: Wikipedia
Ponometia candefacta | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
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- ^ "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.