Sympistis perscripta

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Sympistis perscripta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sympistis
Species:
S. perscripta
Binomial name
Sympistis perscripta
(Guenée, 1852)

Sympistis perscripta, the scribbled sallow moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae that is native to North America. It is listed as a species of special concern in the US states of Connecticut [1] and Massachusetts. [2] It was described by Achille Guenée in 1852. [3] The larval hosts are Antirrhinum , Linaria , and Nuttallanthus . [4]

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References

  1. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2018-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "931797.00 – 10154 – Sympistis perscripta – Scribbled Sallow Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  4. Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. plate 51, fig. 30; p. 286.