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Noctuidae - Acontiinae
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Ponometia albitermen (Barnes and McDunnough), NEW COMBINATION Tarachidia albitermen Barnes and McDunnough, 1916, Contr. Nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am., 3(1):16, pl. 3, fig. 6. Diagnosis: Ponometia albitermen is a non-describt, but nevertheless distinctive species. The forewing is dull brown with most of the markings absent. The exceptions are a white subterminal line stretching from the inner angle of the forewing to about one-half the distance to the costa. There is a fine black streak edged below with white reaching from the base of the forewing to the vague subterminal line. The reniform and orbicular marks are absent. The hindwing is a dull straw yellow. Wing expanse from base to apex in one selected individual 12 nn, Distribution: (Based only on material in the USNM). Ponometia albitermen is known from western Texas and southeastern Arizona. Identification Quality: Good Larva: Unknown Foodplants: Unknown
Distribution map based on specimens in the USNM |
Ponometia albitermen
The only species albitermen might be confused with is Ponometia mcdunnoughi. The differences in forewing color should be more than enough to separate the two species, |
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