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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Noctuidae
931843 – 10093   Sympistis levis (Grote, 1880)

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Distribution: "... in xeric habitats east of the Rockies from southern Alberta to Colorado..." (Troubridge 2008).
Similar Species:
Synonymy:
  • levis (Grote, 1880) (Oncocnemis) - MONA 1983: 10093
  • Taxonomic Notes: Sympistis levis (Grote, 1880), n. comb. in Troubridge (2008), Zootaxa, 1903: 1-95.
    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.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • 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) (abstract and access (fee))
    Sympistis levis
    30mm – © Canadian National Collection
    Sympistis levis
    31mm – © Canadian National Collection
    Sympistis levis
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Sympistis levis
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Sympistis levis
    29mm – © Jim Vargo

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