Sympistis dunbari

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Sympistis dunbari
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sympistis
Species:
S. dunbari
Binomial name
Sympistis dunbari
(Harvey, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Litholomia dunbari
  • Oncocnemis dunbari

Sympistis dunbari is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1876. [1] It is found in wet coastal forests of North America, west of the Cascade Mountains, as far north as British Columbia, south to Utah, California and Arizona.

Oncocnemis definita, was formerly considered a synonym of Oncocnemis dunbari, but is now considered a separate species, Sympistis definita .

The wingspan is about 34 mm.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Holodiscus discolor .

If disturbed, the caterpillar of this species will leap two or three inches upwards.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (June 19, 2020). "Sympistis dunbari (Harvey, 1876)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2021.