Ponometia exigua

Fabricius, 1793
Polilla Bicolor

Family: Noctuidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Ponometia exigua is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found from Georgia, south to Florida and west to Texas. Outside of the United States it is found in Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Virgin Islands and Central America and South America down to Brazil.

It is a sexually dimorphic species.

The larvae feed on Erechtites hieraciifolia and Waltheria ovata.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ponometia exigua. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.

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2385453

01/11/2025

13:43

Argentina

Córdoba

San Marcos Sierras

Gustavo Fernando Durán

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