Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syngrapha angulidens (Smith, 1891)
Plusia angulidens Smith, 1891
Autographa angulidens
Syngrapha angulidens ab. plusioides Strand, 1917
Autographa excelsa Ottolengui, 1902
Autographa alta Ottolengui, 1919
* phylogenetic sequence #931228
Size
wingspan 3.0-3.4 cm (E.H. Strickland Museum)
forewing length 1.4-1.6 cm (Powell & Opler, 2009)
(1)Range
Alaska south in the mountains to northern Oregon, western Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico and east to Colorado, western Wyoming, Montana and Alberta (E.H. Strickland Museum).
Habitat
Montane coniferous forest (E.H. Strickland Museum).
Food
Abies lasiocarpa (Ross & Evans, 1957), Picea englemanni (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)
(2)
Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p.117; pl. 3.42-44
Ottolengui, R. 1902.
Plusia and allied genera with descriptions of new species. Jl. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 10(2):
71 (synonym
Autographa excelsa)
Ottolengui, R. 1919. Notes on the Plusiinae, with descriptions of new species and races. Jl. New York Ent. Soc. 27(3-4):
125 (synonym
Autographa alta)
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl.50.7m; p.279
Smith, J. B. 1891. Notes on some Noctuidae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Trans. American Ent. Soc. 28:
111
Contributed by
John Davis on 7 September, 2007 - 2:53pm
Additional contributions by
Randy HardyLast updated 2 March, 2013 - 7:40pm