Syngrapha rectangula
| Syngrapha rectangula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Syngrapha |
| Species: | S. rectangula |
| Binomial name | |
| Syngrapha rectangula Kirby, 1837 | |
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Syngrapha rectangula, the salt and pepper looper or angulated cutworm, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Newfoundland, Quebec, Northern Ontario to Manitoba, New Jersey, Northern Pennsylvania, Southern Michigan, Northern Wisconsin, North Carolina, Virginia, British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, North Idaho and the Cascades (Washington and Oregon).
The wingspan is 32–35 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Abies balsamea, Tsuga heterophylla, Picea glauca and Pseudotsuga menziesii.
Subspecies
There are two regognised subspecies:
- Syngrapha rectangula rectangula
- Syngrapha rectangula nargenta
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