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Noctuidae
931824 – 10066.2   Sympistis kappa (Grote, 1874)

© Sam Houston
Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A.
CNC records from OK, AR, TN - 11/21/2018.
Southern IN and western KY in late May and early June - Jim Vargo (pers. comm. 11/24/2018).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • kappa (Grote, 1874) (Homohadena)
  • retroversa (Morrison, 1875) (Homohadena)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Sympistis kappa
    34mm – © Canadian National Collection
    Sympistis kappa
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Sympistis kappa
    36mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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