| Sympistis chionanthi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Sympistis |
| Species: | S. chionanthi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sympistis chionanthi (J. E. Smith, 1797) | |
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Sympistis chionanthi, the grey o moth or fringe-tree sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. [1] It is found from North Dakota to Nova Scotia south to at least to Virginia and Kansas. [2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodlands, including riparian woodlands, but also plantations and farmyard shelterbelts. [3]
The wingspan is about 33–38 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in one generation per year. [4]
The larvae feed on Fraxinus and Chionanthus species (including Chionanthus virginicus ) and possibly other Oleaceae species. Larvae can be found in May and June.
