Syngrapha angulidens

Syngrapha angulidens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1891. It is found from Alaska south in the mountains to northern Oregon, western Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico and east to Colorado, western Wyoming, Montana and Alberta.

Female Syngrapha angulidens excelsa

Syngrapha angulidens
Male Syngrapha angulidens angulidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Syngrapha
Species:
S. angulidens
Binomial name
Syngrapha angulidens
(Smith, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Plusia angulidens Smith, 1891
  • Autographa alta Ottolengui, 1919
  • Autographa excelsa Ottolengui, 1902 (preocc. Autographa excelsa (Kretschmar, 1862))
  • Syngrapha excelsa (Ottolengui, 1902)

The wingspan is 30–34 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Abies and Pseudotsuga species.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

  • Syngrapha angulidens angulidens
  • Syngrapha angulidens excelsa

References
    • Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Syngrapha angulidens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.


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