Moths of North Carolina
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1 NC Records

Ponometia tortricina (Zeller, 1872) - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: AcontiinaeTribe: AcontiiniP3 Number: 931326.00 MONA Number: 9101.00
Comments: One of 34 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), six of which have been recorded in North Carolina
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954); Poole (2017)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-small, yellowish to greenish-gray Acontiine. The ground color of the forewings, along with the head and body, ranges from dirty yellow to mouse gray (Forbes, 1954). Transverse lines are missing, and the orbicular and reniform are present only as small dark spots; a dark, oblique shade may be present running up from the inner margin to the center of the wing (Forbes, 1954; Poole, 2017). Hindwings are light brownish-gray. Ponometia parvula is similar in size and markings, but is a brighter yellow, has darker shading extending in from the outer margins, and lacks the oblique dark marking extending inward from the inner margin (Poole, 2017).
Wingspan: 20 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult Structural Features: Both the male and female reproductive structures are distinctive (see Poole, 2017, for illustrations and description)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Undescribed (Poole, 2017)
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Our sole record comes from the mountains in Macon County
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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