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Species Ponometia heonyx - Hodges#9093

Bird-dropping Moth - Ponometia heonyx Big Bend Ranch State Park - Ponometia heonyx Big Bend Ranch State Park - Ponometia heonyx Ponometia heonyx 9093 - Ponometia heonyx Ponometia heonyx bird-dropping moth - Ponometia heonyx Ponometia heonyx
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Acontiinae (Bird Dropping Moths)
Tribe Acontiini
Genus Ponometia
Species heonyx (Ponometia heonyx - Hodges#9093)
Hodges Number
9093
Pronunciation
POH-noh-MEH-tee-ah AY-oh-niks
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Author: (Dyar, 1913) (Tarachidia)
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