Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syngrapha ignea (Grote, 1864)
Plusia ignea Grote, 1864
Caloplusia ignea
Caloplusia simulans McDunnough, 1944
* phylogenetic sequence #931223
Size
forewing length 13-16 mm (Powell & Opler, 2009)
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wingspan 29-32 mm (E.H. Strickland Museum)
Range
Northern Alaska south to southern California, east to Colorado and New Mexico (E.H. Strickland Museum; Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978
(2)).
Food
Only European hosts are know. Larvae have been reared on blueberry (Vaccinium) and willow (Salix) (E.H. Strickland Museum).
See Also
S. alticola, which has darker, with a shorter stigma and a more zigzag terminal line. Other Syngrapha species with yellow hindwings (borea, orophila, microgamma) have mainly grey forewings and different stigmas. Autographa sansoni is larger and has pale yellow hindwings (E.H. Strickland Museum).
Print References
Eichlin, T. D. & H. B. Cunningham 1978. The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology. USDA Tech. Bulletin 1567: 1-122 (
PDF)
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Grote, A. R. 1863. Additions to the catalogue of U.S. Lepidoptera. Proc. Ent. Soc. Philadelphia 2(3):
274
Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p.113; pl.3.28-30
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl.50.4f; p.279.
Contributed by
Ethan Friedman on 27 July, 2009 - 12:25pm
Additional contributions by
Randy HardyLast updated 2 March, 2013 - 7:59pm