Sympistis nigrita

Sympistis nigrita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Sympistis
Species:	S. nigrita
Binomial name
	Sympistis nigrita; (Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
	Anarta zetterstedtii; Sympistis zetterstedtii; Sympistis sibirica; Anarta nigrita; Sympistis nigrita; Sympistis besla (Skinner & Mengel, 1892); Sympistis kolthoffi; Sympistis labradoris (Staudinger, 1901);

Sympistis nigrita is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The nominate subspecies is found in the Northern part of Europe.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm(.8661-.9843in).

The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala.

Subspecies[edit]

Sympistis nigrita nigrita (central Europe)
Sympistis nigrita zetterstedtii (northern Eurasia and into northwestern North America)
Sympistis nigrita kolthoffi (Alaska and Yukon)

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