Sympistis nigrita
| Sympistis nigrita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Sympistis |
| Species: | S. nigrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Sympistis nigrita Staudinger, 1857 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sympistis nigrita is a moth of the Noctuidae family. The nominate subspecies is found in the Northern part of Europe.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm(.8661-.9843in).
The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala.
Subspecies
- Sympistis nigrita nigrita (central Europe)
- Sympistis nigrita zetterstedtii (northern Eurasia and into northwestern North America)
- Sympistis nigrita kolthoffi (Alaska and Yukon)