Sympistis dentata Grote, 1875 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sympistis dentata Grote, 1875

Sympistis dentata Grote, 1875

Sympistis dentata, the toothed apharetra moth, is a Noctuidae moth found across northern North America and threatened in Connecticut, USA.

Family
Genus
Sympistis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sympistis dentata Grote, 1875

Sympistis dentata, commonly known as the toothed apharetra moth, is a moth species in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. This species is distributed across Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and British Columbia in Canada, extending east to Newfoundland and into the northern United States. In the eastern part of its range, it occurs as far south as New Jersey. It is classified as a threatened species in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Sympistis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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