Syngrapha rectangula

Syngrapha rectangula
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
Synonyms
  • Plusia rectangula
  • Plusia mortuorum

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:


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