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Ponometia parvula
Ponometia parvula is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae, subfamily Acontiinae. Originally described by Walker in 1865 as Xanthodes parvula, it has been subsequently placed in the genus Ponometia. The species is part of a group of small, often brightly patterned noctuid moths commonly known as bird-dropping moths due to their camouflage resemblance. Available records indicate limited observational data, with 23 observations documented on iNaturalist.