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 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 (Washington and Oregon).

Syngrapha rectangula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Syngrapha
Species:
S. rectangula
Binomial name
Syngrapha rectangula
Kirby, 1837
Synonyms
  • Plusia rectangula
  • Plusia mortuorum

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

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


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