Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Small Bird-dropping Moth
Ponometia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Identification: Forewing white with blackish markings; no olive green effect as in P. candefacta. Large blackish patch does not reach apex. Look for a tiny black orbicular dot; reniform spot obscured by mottling. Hindwing whitish with grayish brown shading.
Wing Span: 1.6-2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Ragweed.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Maine and southern Quebec to northern Florida, west to Minnesota, Nebraska, and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Tarachidia erastrioides

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 24 of 257 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 06, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 08, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2022
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 08, 2022
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2022
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2022
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 20, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 18, 2022
Submitted by: ofdewdrops
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 19, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 08, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2022
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 07, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 29, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 28, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 25, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2022
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2022
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Observation date: May 20, 2022
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 23, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 14, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 05, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 19, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Mar 16, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 03, 2022
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Observation date: Oct 10, 2021
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 02, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2021
Submitted by: naterahe
Region: Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 28, 2021
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 30, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2021
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 08, 2021
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