''Sympistis dentata'', the toothed apharetra moth, is a moth of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. It is found from Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and British Columbia to Newfoundland and the northern United States, south in the east to New Jersey. It is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut.

Host plants

Larvae feed on '' Vaccinium'' and ''

Kalmia polifolia ''Kalmia polifolia'', previously known as ''Kalmia glauca'' and commonly called bog laurel, swamp laurel, or pale laurel, is a perennial evergreen shrub of cold acidic bogs, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to north-eastern North America, f ...

''.Species ''Sympistis dentata'' - Toothed Apharetra - Hodges#10055
''BugGuide''. Retrieved December 25, 2017.

References

dentata Moths described in 1875 {{Sympistis-stub