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Sympistis umbrifascia, (Smith, 1894) |
Owlet Moth |
MONA# 10122 |
Family:
Noctuidae |
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Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
SUPERFAMILY: Noctuoidea
FAMILY: Noctuidae
SUBFAMILY: Oncocnemidinae
SPECIES: Sympistis umbrifascia
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General Species Description
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FIELD NOTES for Sympistis umbrifascia: |
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| Locality & GPS coords |
| Laguna Mts, San Diego Co., CA |
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| Habitat |
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| Host Plant |
| Penstemon centranthifolius (Scarlet Bugler) |
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
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| HABITAT |
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| Chaparral, Laguna Mts, San Diego Co., CA |
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| HOST |
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| Penstemon centranthifolius (Scarlet Bugler) |
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REARING / LAB NOTES for Sympistis umbrifascia: |
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| Food plant used |
host plant from field |
| Voucher fate |
| pinned adult (eclosion June 23, 2012; July 4, 2012) |
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Morphology Notes:
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N/A |
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Behavior notes:
| Ovum: |
N/A |
| Larvae: |
- feeding damage: chew holes in developing flower buds |
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| Pupa: |
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| Cocoon: |
pupation occurs underground in a sealed cocoon |
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Parasitoids:
| Parasitoids (yes/no) |
No |
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| Penultimate Stage |
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| Penultimate stage, lateral, on host |
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| Ultimate Stage |
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| Ultimate stage, lateral, on host |
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| Adult |
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| Adult, eclosion July 2012 |
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