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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Ponometia Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
is a synonym of Subgenus Acontia (Emmelia) Hübner, 1821
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
25
9782
130745
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
4288
56577
Genera
Species
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
262
2237
Genera
Species
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
31
1109
Genera
Species
GenusPonometia
Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
56Species
Subnodes of Ponometia Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
SpeciesPonometia acutus Smith, 1905
Macao sole
SpeciesPonometia alata Smith, 1905
Macao sole
SpeciesPonometia albimargo Barnes and McDunnough, 1916
SpeciesPonometia albitermen Barnes and McDunnough, 1916
SpeciesPonometia altera Smith, 1903
Southern peacock sole
SpeciesPonometia arizonae H.Edwards, 1878
SpeciesPonometia bicolorata Barnes and McDunnough, 1912
Sharp-headed sole
SpeciesPonometia binocula Grote, 1875
Prairie Bird-dropping Moth
SpeciesPonometia bruchi
SpeciesPonometia candefacta Hübner, 1831
Olive Shaded Bird Dropping Moth
SpeciesPonometia carcharodonta Hampson, 1910
SpeciesPonometia carmelita
SpeciesPonometia catalina Smith, 1906
SpeciesPonometia citrina Druce, 1889  ⇒ Ponometia exigua
SpeciesPonometia clausula Grote, 1883
SpeciesPonometia conocharodes Hampson, 1910
SpeciesPonometia costalis Walker 1858&, 1857  ⇒ Ponometia exigua
SpeciesPonometia cuta Smith, 1905
Macao sole
SpeciesPonometia deleta
SpeciesPonometia dimidiata Walker, 1865  ⇒ Ponometia exigua
SpeciesPonometia dorneri Barnes and McDunnough, 1913
California tonguefish
SpeciesPonometia elegantula Harvey, 1876
Arizona Bird Dropping Moth, Arizona Bird-dropping Moth
SpeciesPonometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852
Small Bird Dropping Moth, Small Bird-dropping Moth
SpeciesPonometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesPonometia fasciatella Grote, 1875
SpeciesPonometia fumata Smith, 1905  ⇒ Ponometia tortricina
Macao sole
SpeciesPonometia heonyx Dyar, 1913
SpeciesPonometia huita Smith, 1903
Southern peacock sole
SpeciesPonometia hutsoni Smith, 1906
SpeciesPonometia indubitans Walker, 1857  ⇒ Ponometia exigua
SpeciesPonometia libedis Smith, 1900
SpeciesPonometia macdunnoughi Barnes and Benjamin, 1923
Planehead filefish
SpeciesPonometia magnifica Neumoegen, 1891  ⇒ Ponometia exigua
SpeciesPonometia mcdunnoughi Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
SpeciesPonometia mediatrix Dyar, 1904  ⇒ Ponometia tripartita
SpeciesPonometia megocola
SpeciesPonometia megocula Smith, 1900
SpeciesPonometia meskei Smith, 1900
SpeciesPonometia nannodes Hampson, 1910
Yellowfinned leatherjacket
SpeciesPonometia nigra Mustelin, 2006
SpeciesPonometia nuicola Smith, 1900
SpeciesPonometia ochricosta Fabricius, 1793  ⇒ Ponometia exigua
SpeciesPonometia parvula Walker, 1865
SpeciesPonometia phecolisca Druce, 1889
Bengal tonguesole
SpeciesPonometia pulchra Barnes and McDunnough, 1910
SpeciesPonometia rectangula McDunnough, 1943
SpeciesPonometia semiflava Guenée, 1852
Half Yellow Moth, Half-Yellow, Half-yellow Moth
SpeciesPonometia septuosa A. Blanchard and Knudson, 1986
Bridled burrfish
SpeciesPonometia sutor Hampson, 1910
SpeciesPonometia sutrix Grote, 1880
SpeciesPonometia tortricina Zeller, 1872
SpeciesPonometia tortricinia Zeller, 1872
SpeciesPonometia triangulana Fabricius, 1794
SpeciesPonometia tripartita Smith, 1903
Southern peacock sole
SpeciesPonometia venustula Walker, 1865
SpeciesPonometia virginalis Grote, 1881

Synonyms
Conochares (Smith, 1905)
Fruva (Grote, 1877)
Graeperia (Grote, 1895)
Heliodora (Neumoegen, 1891)
Neptunia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1911)
Tarachidia (Hampson, 1898)
Tornacontia (Smith, 1900)
Uniptena (Nye, 1975)


Distribution of Ponometia Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
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Argentina


Belize


Bolivia


Brazil


Canada
9 Species
Chile


China
1 Species
Colombia


Costa Rica


Cuba


Dominica


Dominican Republic


East Timor


Ecuador


El Salvador


Germany


Grenada


Guatemala


Guyana


Haiti


Honduras


Indonesia


Jamaica


Liberia


Mexico
10 Species
Nicaragua


Panama


Paraguay


Peru


Romania


Russia
1 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis


Saint Lucia


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


Suriname


Sweden
2 Species
Uruguay


USA
36 Species
Venezuela




Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation


Links, sources and further information
Ponometia at gbif.org
Ponometia at itis.gov