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Species Sympistis singularis - Hodges#10109

Sympistis singularis - Sympistis singularis

Moth (Sympistis singularis?) - Sympistis singularis

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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 singularis (Sympistis singularis - Hodges#10109)

Hodges Number

10109

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Sympistis singularis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)

Oncocnemis singularis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 (1)

Size

FWL: 13 to 14 mm (2).

Identification

See original description in print references below (1).

Range

Records from coastal southern California (2). MPG includes records from Arizona (3).

Season

Records from February to July (2). MPG includes records from September and October in Arizona (3).

Food

Larvae feed on the buds and flowers of Keckiella cordifolia (4).

Print References

Barnes, W.; McDunnough, J.H. "Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America". Vol. 1(5): 14, pl. 2, fig. 6 (1).

Internet References

Species page at Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (3)

Species page at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)

Works Cited

1.	Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America (Vols. 1-4) William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough. 1911. Decatur ILL., The Review Press.

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	Larval foodplant records for 106 species of North American moths Noel McFarland. 1975. Journal of The Lepidopterists' Society 29(2): 112-125.

5.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 23 December, 2017 - 1:25am
Last updated 25 December, 2017 - 9:06pm

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