Bug FAQBlueberry Sallow
Sympistis dentata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: Blueberry Sallow Moth, Toothed Apharetra
Sympistis dentata, known as the toothed apharetra moth, is found across northern Canada and the northern United States, extending east to New Jersey. Its larvae feed on Vaccinium species and on Kalmia polifolia.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Sympistis dentata is also called the toothed apharetra moth.
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Where it lives
It lives across northern Canada from Yukon and the Northwest Territories through British Columbia to Newfoundland, and into the northern United States.
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What it eats
The caterpillars feed on plants in the Vaccinium genus and on Kalmia polifolia.
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Where it comes from
Its native range includes much of Canada and the northern United States, reaching as far east as New Jersey.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Maine, Vermont, New York, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympistis_dentata
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