Sympistis figurata

Sympistis figurata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae

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Sympistis figurata
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY

The adult moth has a wingspan of about 27 to 31 millimetres. It lives in Washington and Oregon, on the side of the Cascades that faces east.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The wingspan measures 27 to 31 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Montana, Utah, California, Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Sympistis figurata photo 2
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY
Sympistis figurata photo 3
Photo: Colin Croft, CC BY

Same family (Noctuidae)

Ipsilon Dart MothIpsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilonDamages trees, gardens or cropsFall Armyworm MothFall Armyworm MothSpodoptera frugiperdaDamages trees, gardens or cropsArmy Cutworm MothArmy Cutworm MothEuxoa auxiliarisDamages trees, gardens or cropsLarge Yellow UnderwingLarge Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronubaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSilver ΥSilver ΥAutographa gammaAmerican DaggerAmerican DaggerAcronicta americanaCan irritate skin

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympistis_figurata

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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