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Noctuidae 931927 – 10151.1   Sympistis definita (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)

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Distribution: Great Basin, CO and AZ. Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Holodiscus.  Host genera: Holodiscus.  Host extended: Holodiscus.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Genitalia: ZooKeys, 788: figs. 30a-b Similar Species: 931926 Sympistis dunbari 931927.1 Sympistis ferrirena: is typically larger with lines smoother and without black component doubled. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: definita (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) (Oxycnemis) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Eureka, UT. Taxonomic Notes: Sympistis definita: Elevated from synonymy of 10151 - Sympistis dunbari.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1912. Fifty new species; notes on the genus Alpheias. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 1(5): 17. Crabo, L.G., P.C. Hammond, T. Mustelin & D.L. Wikle, 2018. Six new species and one new subspecies of noctuid moths from western United States of America and Mexico (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). ZooKeys, 788: 201-239. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 51.24f; p. 286. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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