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Species Sympistis stabilis - Brown Sallow - Hodges#10062

Noctuidae: Lacinipolia meditata? - Sympistis stabilis Brown Sallow - Sympistis stabilis Brown Sallow - Sympistis stabilis Noctuidae: Sympistis stabilis - Sympistis stabilis Brown Sallow  - Sympistis stabilis Brown Sallow  - Sympistis stabilis Brown Sallow - Hodges#10062 - Sympistis stabilis Brown Sallow - Hodges#10062 - Sympistis stabilis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Oncocnemidinae
Genus Sympistis
Species stabilis (Brown Sallow - Hodges#10062)
Hodges Number
10062
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Previosuly Homohadena stabilis
Size
2.7-3.0 cm. ws
Identification
A medium-small (2.7-3.0 cm. ws) somewhat shiny dark reddish brown moth with no significant wing markings. The curved PM line and the veins on the outer third of the FW are very faintly marked in darker scales in most specimens. Normal spots obsolete. The HW is similar but slightly paler and less reddish. The collar has grey tipped scales, resulting in a pale grey collar contrasting with the darker thoracic scaling. Antennae simple. Sexes similar. Similar in appearance to dark specimens of Lacinipolia meditata, but can be separated by the contrasting pale collar of stabilis.

The above description is copied from the E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Range
Ontario east to south central BC
Habitat
Open hardwood forests and edges
Season
late June - August
Internet References
All of the above text is taken from the E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Other images at MPG website