''Ponometia pulchra'' 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 Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. It was first described by

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and James Halliday McDunnough in 1910 and it is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Ponometia pulchra'' is 9104.

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