Syngrapha alias

Syngrapha alias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Syngrapha
Species: S. alias
Binomial name
Syngrapha alias
(Ottolengui, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Autographa alias
  • Autographa interalia

Syngrapha alias, the hooked silver Y, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in from Newfoundland to Alaska and Vancouver Island, north to near the treeline and south in the west to coastal north California and Arizona, in the east to North Carolina.

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 30–34 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Picea glauca and Picea mariana.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

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