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Noctuidae
931915 – 10113   Sympistis chorda (Grote, 1880)
Distribution Data for Sympistis chorda
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Distribution: Colorado and Utah
Type locality: Colorado.
Similar Species:
  • Also see 10113.2 - Sympistis sokar. Separate by range
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Homohadena chorda Grote, 1880
Oncocnemis refecta Smith, 1894
Taxonomic Notes: Sympistis chorda: Formerly placed in the genus Oncocnemis.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Grote, A.R., 1880. North American Moths. The Canadian Entomologist, 12: 256.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Troubridge, J.T., 2008. A generic realignment of the Oncocnemidini sensu Hodges (1983) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Oncocnemidinae), with descriptions of a new genus and 50 new species. Zootaxa, 1903: 1-95. (abstract)
Sympistis chorda
32mm – © Canadian National Collection
Sympistis chorda
LG – © Jim Troubridge

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