Syngrapha rectangula
Syngrapha rectangula, the salt and pepper looper or angulated cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by William Kirby in 1837. 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, northern Idaho and the Cascades (Washington and Oregon).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Syngrapha |
| Species: | S. rectangula |
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| Syngrapha rectangula Kirby, 1837 | |
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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 recognised subspecies:
- Syngrapha rectangula rectangula
- Syngrapha rectangula nargenta
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External links
- "Species Page - Syngrapha rectangula". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
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