Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sympistis augustus (Harvey, 1875)
Oncocnemis augustus Harvey, 1875
Phylogenetic sequence # 931865
(1) Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 176 species of the genus
Sympistis in America north of Mexico.
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Lafontaine & Schmidt (2013) reinstated one species.
(2)Size
Forewing length 13-16 mm.
(3)
Wingspan 34-36 mm.
Range
Widespread throughout western North America.
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(5)Season
The main flight period is August to November.
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(3)Food
Host plant unknown but thought to be
Penstemon spp.
(3)Print References
Harvey, L.F. 1875. An illustration of North American
Agrotis and
Oncocnemis.
Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Science, 3:
73; plate 3, fig. 5.
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.
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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.
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