Moth Photographers Group – Sympistis pachet – 10139.1

Noctuidae

931884 – 10139.1   Sympistis pachet Troubridge, 2008 Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.
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Distribution:	USA: southwestern UT, northeastern AZ, southern NV, southeastern CA (Troubridge 2008). Holotype: ♀, "USA, Nevada, Coyote Summit, 6 mi. SSW of Tempiute, 5600’".
Similar Species:	Sympistis obscurata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) tends to have darker forewing and duskier hindwing with more contrasting venation; possible range overlap with pachet in eastern Mojave Desert (Dave Wikle, pers. comm., 2022). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Sympistis pachet Troubridge, 2008
Taxonomic Notes:	Sympistis pachet Troubridge, 2008, n. sp., Zootaxa, 1903:44.

References

• Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
• Species Page at BugGuide.Net
• Troubridge, J.T., 2008. A generic realignment of the Oncocnemidini sensu Hodges (1983) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Oncocnemidinae), with descriptions of a new genus and 50 new species. Zootaxa, 1903: 1-95. (abstract)

29mm – © Canadian National Collection
29mm – © Canadian National Collection
LG – © Jim Troubridge
30mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
- 30mm – © Tom Dimock