Sympistis chionanthi | |
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Adult (top) and larva (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Sympistis |
Species: | S. chionanthi
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Binomial name | |
Sympistis chionanthi (
J. E. Smith, 1797)
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Synonyms | |
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Sympistis chionanthi, the grey o moth or fringe-tree sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. [1] It is found from North Dakota to Nova Scotia south to at least to Virginia and Kansas. [2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodlands, including riparian woodlands, but also plantations and farmyard shelterbelts. [3]
The wingspan is about 33–38 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in one generation per year. [4]
The larvae feed on Fraxinus and Chionanthus species (including Chionanthus virginicus) and possibly other Oleaceae species. Larvae can be found in May and June.
Sympistis chionanthi | |
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Adult (top) and larva (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Sympistis |
Species: | S. chionanthi
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Binomial name | |
Sympistis chionanthi (
J. E. Smith, 1797)
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Synonyms | |
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Sympistis chionanthi, the grey o moth or fringe-tree sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. [1] It is found from North Dakota to Nova Scotia south to at least to Virginia and Kansas. [2] The habitat consists of deciduous woodlands, including riparian woodlands, but also plantations and farmyard shelterbelts. [3]
The wingspan is about 33–38 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in one generation per year. [4]
The larvae feed on Fraxinus and Chionanthus species (including Chionanthus virginicus) and possibly other Oleaceae species. Larvae can be found in May and June.