Biology:Ponometia semiflava
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Short description: Species of moth
| Ponometia semiflava | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ponometia |
| Species: | P. semiflava
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| Binomial name | |
| Ponometia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)
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Ponometia semiflava, the half-yellow or yellow-cloaked midget, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from New York and New England to Florida, west to Arizona, north to British Columbia and Manitoba.[1]
The habitat consists of dry open areas such as sandy prairie, old beaches and dunes.
The wingspan is 14–24 mm. Adults are nocturnal and are on wing from March to August in the south and June to July in the north. There is one generation per year.
The larvae have been recorded on Sarracenia flava, but this is probably a misidentification.
References
- ↑ "Species Details Tarachidia semiflava". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. November 12, 2003. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3697.
External links
- "931308.00 – 9085 – Ponometia semiflava – Half-yellow Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=09085. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (February 25, 2013). "Species Ponometia semiflava - The Half-Yellow - Hodges#9085". http://bugguide.net/node/view/48299. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q7227948 entry
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