Biology:Sympistis chorda

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Short description: Species of moth

Sympistis chorda
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sympistis
Species:
S. chorda
Binomial name
Sympistis chorda
Grote, 1880
Synonyms
  • Oncocnemis chorda
  • Oncocnemis refecta

Sympistis chorda is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880.[1] It is found in North America from British Columbia, south to California . It was formerly known as Oncocnemis chorda, but was transferred to the genus Sympistis in 2008.

The wingspan is about 32 mm.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Sympistis chorda chorda
  • Sympistis chorda extremis

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7661771 entry