Moth Photographers Group – Ponometia exigua

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Noctuidae

931335 – 9115 Ponometia exigua (Fabricius, 1793)

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Senecio[=Erechtites]. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	exigua (Fabricius, 1793) (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: 9115 citrina (Druce, 1889) (Monodes) costalis (Walker, 1858) (Acontia) dimidiata (Walker, 1865) (Acontia) indubitans (Walker, 1857) (Nonagria) magnifica (Neumoegen, 1891) (Heliodora) ochricosta Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 (Ponometia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
Species Page at iNaturalist

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