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Bird Dropping Moth

Ponometia sp.

Description:

White moth with brown/yellow splotches that make this moth look like a bird dropping.

Habitat:

Under porch light at night in backyard.

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3 Comments

Ava, I thought it was poo until I realized it was in an area that would be difficult for a bird to get to :)
Ashish, it does look similar! I'm confident with the genus I don't know which species.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Chinese Character Moth... same one find here in India.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

That really does look like bird poo!

Escondido, California, USA

Spotted on Aug 29, 2012
Submitted on Aug 30, 2012

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