Small Bird-Dropping Moth - Ponometia erastrioides

Total length: probably 8-10 mm. White forewings that were mottle with gray and a dark gray median band. Tiny, black orbicular spot.

This moth was attracted to my moth light, but it flew up high above my door. I stood on a stepladder to get this shot, and still couldn't as close as I would have liked. Short girl problems ;/

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Ferdy Christant

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New genus! And I wish scientists would stop naming everything after a bird dropping. Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Yay for the new genus! And, I completely agree about naming them after bird poop. There are many moths that are categorized this way. Posted 7 years ago

The Small bird lime moth

''Ponometia erastrioides'', the small bird-dropping moth or small bird lime moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States and south-central Canada. The habitat consists of fields, waste places and riparian areas.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young