Sympistis nigrita is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The nominate subspecies is found in the Northern part of Europe.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Sympistis |
Species: | S. nigrita
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Binomial name | |
Sympistis nigrita (Boisduval, 1840)
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Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 22–25 mm(.8661-.9843in).
The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala.
Subspecies
edit- Sympistis nigrita nigrita (central Europe)
- Sympistis nigrita zetterstedtii (northern Eurasia and into northwestern North America)
- Sympistis nigrita kolthoffi (Alaska and Yukon)