Sympistis nigrita
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Sympistis nigrita is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. The nominate subspecies is found in the Northern part of Europe
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The wingspan
is 22–25 mm(.8661-.9843in).
The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. The nominate subspecies is found in the Northern part of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 22–25 mm(.8661-.9843in).
The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala
Dryas octopetala
Dryas octopetala is an arctic-alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a small prostrate evergreen subshrub forming large colonies, and is a popular flower in rock gardens...
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Subspecies
- Sympistis nigrita nigrita (central Europe)
- Sympistis nigrita zetterstedtii (northern Eurasia and into northwestern North America)
- Sympistis nigrita kolthoffi (Alaska and Yukon)