''Ponometia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The genus was erected by

Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer (17 December 1799 – 14 April 1874) was a German entomologist and physician. He was born, and died, in Regensburg. Herrich-Schäffer studied and collected particularly butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). ...

in 1868.

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London. It is based on card indices and scanned journals, nomenclatural catalogues and the '' Zoologi ...

gives this name as a synonym of ''

Acontia ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

''.

Species

* '' Ponometia exigua'' Fabricius, 1793 * '' Ponometia macdunnoughi'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (alternative spelling ''Ponometia mcdunnoughi'') * ''

Ponometia megocula ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' Smith, 1900 * ''

Ponometia sutrix ''Ponometia sutrix'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily No ...

'' Grote, 1880 * ''

Ponometia tripartita ''Ponometia tripartita'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamil ...

'' Smith, 1903

Formerly ''Conochares''

* '' Ponometia acutus'' Smith, 1905 (syn: ''Ponometia catalina'' Smith, 1906) * ''

Ponometia altera ''Ponometia altera'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the southern parts of the United States, including New Mexico, Arizona and California. The wingspan is about 21 mm. The larvae feed on ''Ericameria ''Ericameria'' is ...

'' Smith, 1903 * ''

Ponometia elegantula ''Ponometia elegantula'', the Arizona bird dropping moth, is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Ponometia elegantula'' is 9109 91 m ...

'' Harvey, 1876 (syn: ''Ponometia arizonae'' H. Edwards, 1878, ''Ponometia rectangula'' McDunnough, 1943)

Formerly ''Fruva''

* ''

Ponometia fasciatella ''Ponometia fasciatella'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from South Carolina, south to Florida, west to Texas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wi ...

'' Grote, 1875 * '' Ponometia hutsoni'' Smith, 1906 * '' Ponometia pulchra'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 * ''

Ponometia vinculis ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' Dyar, 1914

Formerly ''Tarachidia''

* ''

Ponometia alata ''Ponometia alata'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noc ...

'' Smith, 1905 * ''

Ponometia albimargo ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 * ''

Ponometia albisecta ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Ponometia albitermen ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 * ''

Ponometia bicolorata ''Ponometia bicolorata'' is a species of bird-dropping moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadian linguist, ...

'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) * ''

Ponometia binocula ''Ponometia binocula'', the prairie bird-dropping moth, is a bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North Am ...

'' Grote, 1875 * ''

Ponometia bruchi ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' Breyer, 1931 * ''

Ponometia candefacta ''Ponometia candefacta'', the olive-shaded bird-dropping moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the northern United States to southern Mexico. It has been introduced to Russia as a bi ...

'' Hübner,

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Ponometia carmelita ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' Dyar, 1914 * ''

Ponometia clausula ''Ponometia clausula'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily ...

'' Grote, 1882 * ''

Ponometia corrientes ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Ponometia cuta ''Ponometia cuta'' is a bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Smith in 1905. The MONA or Hodges number A MONA number (short for Moths of North America), or Hodges number after Ronald W. Hodges, is part ...

'' Smith, 1905 * '' Ponometia dorneri'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 * '' Ponometia erastrioides'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Ponometia flavibasis'' (Hampson, 1898) * ''

Ponometia fumata ''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of ''Acontia''. Species * '' Ponometia exigua' ...

'' (Smith, 1905) * '' Ponometia heonyx'' Dyar, 1913 * '' Ponometia huita'' Smith, 1903 * '' Ponometia libedis'' Smith, 1900 * '' Ponometia margarita'' Schaus, 1904 * '' Ponometia marginata'' Köhler, 1979 * '' Ponometia mixta'' Möschler, 1890 * '' Ponometia morsa'' Köhler, 1979 * ''

Ponometia nannodes ''Ponometia nannodes'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Ponometia nigra ''Ponometia nigra'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noc ...

'' (Mustelin, 2006) * '' Ponometia nigrans'' Köhler, 1979 * '' Ponometia parvula'' Walker, 1865 * ''

Ponometia phecolisca ''Ponometia phecolisca'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamil ...

'' H. Druce, 1889 * '' Ponometia semibrunnea'' H. Druce, 1909 * '' Ponometia semiflava'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Ponometia septuosa'' Blanchard & Knudson, 1986 * '' Ponometia tortricina'' Zeller, 1872 * '' Ponometia venustula'' Walker, 1865 * '' Ponometia virginalis'' Grote, 1881 * '' Ponometia viridans'' Smith, 1904

References

Acontiinae {{Acontiinae-stub