Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syngrapha celsa (H. Edwards, 1881)
Plusia celsa Hy. Edwards, 1881
Autographa celsa
Syngrapha octoscripta ab. beta Strand, 1917
Syngrapha altera ab. alterana Strand, 1917
Autographa celsa race sierrae Ottolengui, 1919
Phylogenetic sequence # 931229
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2012) included 24 species of the genus
Syngrapha in America north of Mexico.
(1)Size
Powell & Opler (2009) listed the forewing length as 15-19 mm.
(2)Range
Alaska, south to California and Utah.
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(4)Season
The adults are most common from May to October.
(5)Print References
Edwards, Hy. 1881. Descriptions of some new N. American moths.
Papilio 1(6):
101
Eichlin, T.D. & H.B. Cunningham, 1978. The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology.
United States Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1567: 1-122.
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Lafontaine, J.D. & R.W. Poole, 1991.
The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: 118; plate 3.45-47.
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Ottolengui, R. 1919. Notes on the Plusiinae, with descriptions of new species and races.
Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 27(3-4): Pl.
15, f.9.
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Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler 2009.
Moths of Western North America, plate 50, fig. 6; p. 279.
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