Sympistis nigrita Boisduval, 1840 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sympistis nigrita Boisduval, 1840

Sympistis nigrita Boisduval, 1840

Sympistis nigrita is a noctuid moth found in northern Europe, with a 22–25 mm wingspan and larvae that feed on Dryas octopetala.

Family
Genus
Sympistis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sympistis nigrita Boisduval, 1840

Sympistis nigrita is a moth species classified in the family Noctuidae. Its nominate subspecies occurs in northern Europe. The wingspan of this moth measures 22–25 mm, which equals 0.8661–0.9843 inches. The larvae of Sympistis nigrita feed on Dryas octopetala.

Photo: (c) Claudio Flamigni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Claudio Flamigni · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Sympistis

More from Noctuidae

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

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