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Noctuidae
931307 – 9084   Ponometia bicolorata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)

- DNA - LG - © Charles W. Melton
Larva and
Host Plants:
Simsia foetida; Heliotropium indicum (Lafontaine & Poole 2010).
Similar Species:
  • Ponometia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)
  • Ponometia clausula (Grote, 1883)
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • bicolorata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) (Tortricidia) - MONA 1983: 9084
      Type locality: "S. Arizona (Poling); Babaquivera Mts. (Ariz.).".
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ponometia bicolorata: Formerly placed in the genus Tarachidia, ZooKeys, 39: 1-160.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAC8097 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1912. Fifty new species; notes on the genus Alpheias. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 1(5): 26.
    • Lafontaine, J.D. & R.W. Poole, 2010. Review of the New World genera of the subfamily Acontiinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). ZooKeys, 39: 1-160.
    • 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).
    Ponometia bicolorata
    LG - © Charles W. Melton
    Ponometia bicolorata
    - LG - © Charles W. Melton
    Ponometia bicolorata
    - DNA - LG - © Charles W. Melton
    Ponometia bicolorata
    - LG - © Sue Carnahan
    Ponometia bicolorata
    [98-SRNP-10653] – © Janzen & Hallwachs
    Ponometia bicolorata
    20mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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