Bug FAQNetted Sallow
Sympistis dinalda · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The Netted Sallow has a wingspan of about 30 to 35 millimetres. It occurs in the boreal and subboreal regions of Canada. It was once treated as a subspecies of Homohadena infixa but was raised to full species status in the genus Sympistis in 2008.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from 30 to 35 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in boreal and subboreal parts of Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 25 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, South Dakota, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; 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_dinalda
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