Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sympistis rosea (Smith, 1903)
Oncocnemis rosea Smith, 1903
Phylogenetic sequence # 931873
(1) Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 176 species of the genus
Sympistis in America north of Mexico.
(1)
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2013) reinstated one species.
(2)Size
Wingspan about 24-31 mm.
Smith (1903) reported a wingspan of 30 mm.
Identification
Adult: forewing light gray with pinkish tint toward base and slightly darker gray beyond PM line; AM line bold, black, almost straight; reniform and orbicular spots whitish; PM line scalloped, black, inconspicuous; hindwing medium gray, paler toward base, with dark veins and pale fringe; top of thorax light pinkish-brown
Range
southern California to western Texas.
(3)Season
adults fly from March to July
Print References
Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
ZooKeys 40: 59-64.
(1)
Lafontaine, J.D. & BC. Schmidt 2013. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
ZooKeys 264: 230, 234.
(2)
Smith, J.B. 1903. New Noctuids for 1903, No. 2, with Notes on
Mamestra and
Scotogramma.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society 11(1) :
11.
Internet References
presence in California; list of 5 specimen records with dates and locations (U. of California at Berkeley)