Salt-and-pepper Looper Moth

Syngrapha rectangula

"Syngrapha rectangula" is a moth of the family Noctuidae.. It is found in North America from Newfoundland, Quebec, northern Ontario to Manitoba, New Jersey, northern Pennsylvania, southern Michigan, northern Wisconsin, North Carolina, Virginia, British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, northern Idaho and the Cascades.
A Salt and Pepper Looper! Resting on the back screen door! Canada,Geotagged,Syngrapha rectangula

Appearance

The wingspan is 32–35 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

Naming

The species was first described by William Kirby in 1837

There are two recognised subspecies:
⤷ "Syngrapha rectangula rectangula"
⤷ "Syngrapha rectangula nargenta"

Food

The larvae feed on "Abies balsamea", "Tsuga heterophylla", "Picea glauca" and "Pseudotsuga menziesii".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusSyngrapha
SpeciesS. rectangula
Photographed in
Canada