Ponometia semiflava, the half-yellow or yellow-cloaked midget, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from New York and New England to Florida, west to Arizona, north to British Columbia and Manitoba.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ponometia |
| Species: | P. semiflava
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| Ponometia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)
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The habitat consists of dry open areas such as sandy prairie, old beaches and dunes.
The wingspan is 14–24 mm. Adults are nocturnal and are on wing from March to August in the south and June to July in the north. There is one generation per year.
The larvae have been recorded on Sarracenia flava, but this is probably a misidentification.
References
edit- ^ Anweiler, G. G. (November 12, 2003). "Species Details Tarachidia semiflava". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
External links
edit- "931308.00 – 9085 – Ponometia semiflava – Half-yellow Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (February 25, 2013). "Species Ponometia semiflava - The Half-Yellow - Hodges#9085". BugGuide. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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