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| Species: | P. erastrioides
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| Ponometia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)
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Ponometia erastrioides, the Small Bird-dropping Moth or Small Bird Lime Moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States and south-central Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan).[1] The habitat consists of fields, waste places and riparian areas.
The wingspan is 16-20 mm. The forewings are white with large diagonal blackish patch in the distal half. The hindwings are whitish, basally with greyish-brown shading distally. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Ambrosia species. They are tan to nearly black or sometimes pale green. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 25 mm.[2]
