Sympistis collaris, Troubridge, 2008

Troubridge, J. T., 2008, A generic realignment of the Oncocnemidini sensu Hodges (1983) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Oncocnemidinae), with description of a new genus and 50 new species, Zootaxa 1903 (1), pp. 1-95 : 55

The Sympistis figurata group

Sympistis collaris sp. n., S. disfigurata sp. n., S. figurata , S. greyi , S. minor , S. ragani , S. semicollaris , and S. pallidior make up the S. figurata group, which is the sister group to the S. atricollaris group. Franclemont and Todd (1983) placed pallidior as a subspecies of O. figurata . Sympistis pallidior comb. n., stat. n. (Fig. H-3) is distinguished from S. figurata (Fig H-1) by the male and particularly female genitalia. A long neck separates the corpus bursae from the appendix bursae in S. pallidior (Fig. P-1), a much shorter neck in S. figurata (Fig. P-2). The vesica of S. pallidior loops 180° (Fig. K-2) that of S. figurata bends downward but does not loop (Fig. K-1). Sympistis figurata occurs from the west coast to the Rockies in ponderosa pine forests from British Columbia to California; S. pallidior occurs from the Peace River in northern British Columbia, south through the prairies and Great Basin to south coastal California. Both species are found associated with snowberry.