Sympistis chorda

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Sympistis chorda
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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:

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Augustus Radcliffe Grote British entomologist

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<i>Sympistis dinalda</i> Species of moth

Sympistis dinalda is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1908. It is found in the boreal and subboreal parts of Canada. It was formerly known as Homohadena infixa dinalda, a subspecies of Homohadena infixa but was elevated to species level and transferred to the genus Sympistis in 2008.

Sympistis extremis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1890. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to Washington and Oregon. It was formerly known as Oncocnemis chorda extremis, a subspecies of Oncocnemis chorda, but was elevated to species level as Oncocnemis extremis in 1999 and transferred to the genus Sympistis in 2008.

<i>Sympistis major</i> Species of moth

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<i>Sympistis glennyi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Sympistis dunbari</i> Species of moth

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<i>Sympistis infixa</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 19, 2020). "Sympistis chorda (Grote, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. "931915.00 – 10113 – Sympistis chorda (Grote, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 10, 2021.