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Species Sympistis lachrymosa - Hodges#10095.1

Sympistis lachrymosa - Hodges #10095.1 - Sympistis lachrymosa - female
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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 lachrymosa (Sympistis lachrymosa - Hodges#10095.1)
Hodges Number
10095.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sympistis lachrymosa Troubridge, 2008 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 931833 (2)
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 176 species of the genus Sympistis in America north of Mexico. (2)
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2013) reinstated one species. (3)
Size
The wingspan averages 34–36 mm.
Range
Western Texas and New Mexico.
Season
The main flight period is September to October.
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (4)
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. (2)
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. (3)