''Ponometia macdunnoughi'' is a bird-dropping moth in the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
first described by
William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...
and
Foster Hendrickson Benjamin Foster Hendrickson Benjamin (17 September 1895 – 24 January 1936) was an American entomologist and lepidopterist.
Biography
Benjamin was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was friends with George P. Engelhardt and Jacob Doll, who introduced him to e ...
in 1923.
[ It is found in North America.][
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Ponometia macdunnoughi'' is 9116.][
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Ponometia
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Moths described in 1923
Moths of North America
Taxa named by William Barnes (entomologist)
Taxa named by Foster Hendrickson Benjamin
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