Sympistis extremis

Sympistis extremis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1890.^[1] It is found in western North America from British Columbia to Washington and Oregon. It was formerly known as Oncocnemis chorda extremis, a subspecies of Oncocnemis chorda, but was elevated to species level as Oncocnemis extremis in 1999 and transferred to the genus Sympistis in 2008.

Sympistis extremis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Sympistis
Species:	S. extremis
Binomial name
Sympistis extremis Smith, 1890
Synonyms
Oncocnemis chorda extremis Oncocnemis extremis

The wingspan is 30–34 mm.

The larvae feed on Penstemon species, particularly Penstemon fruticosus.^[2]