Sympistis perscripta

Sympistis perscripta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Sympistis
Species: S. perscripta
Binomial name
Sympistis perscripta
(Guenée, 1852)

Sympistis perscripta, the scribbled sallow moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family that is native to North America. It is listed as a species of special concern in the US states of Connecticut[1] and Massachusetts.[2] It was described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[3] The larval hosts are Antirrhinum, Linaria, and Nuttallanthus.[4]

References

  1. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dfg/nhesp/species-and-conservation/nhfacts/sympistis-riparia-2015.pdf
  3. "931797.00 – 10154 – Sympistis perscripta – Scribbled Sallow Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  4. Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. plate 51, fig. 30; p. 286.


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