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Species Syngrapha orophila - Hodges#8930

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Plusiinae (Looper Moths)

Tribe Plusiini

Subtribe Plusiina

Genus Syngrapha

Species orophila (Syngrapha orophila - Hodges#8930)

Hodges Number

8930

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Syngrapha orophila (Hampson, 1908)

Plusia orophila Hampson, 1908

Autographa orophila

* phylogentic sequence #931221

Size

wingspan 34-36 mm (E.H. Strickland Museum)

Range

Alberta to Alaska; south to Oregon and Wyoming (Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978).(1)

Habitat

Open coniferous forest in the mountains (E.H. Strickland Museum).

Food

Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) (Crumb, 1956).

See Also

S. diasema has buff, not yellow hindwings. S. borea has more brown in the forewings, a large red-brown (not grey) thoracic hair tuft (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)(1)

Hampson, G. F. 1908. Notes on Noctuidae. Canadian Entomologist 40(3): 105

Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p.112; pl.3.25

Internet References

E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum - species page

Moth Photographers Group - species page

Pacific Northwest Moths

Works Cited

1.	The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology Thomas D. Eichlin, Hugh B. Cunningham. 1978. United States Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1567: 1-121.

Contributed by Cotinis on 4 August, 2006 - 6:27am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Steve Morris
Last updated 24 September, 2024 - 10:02am

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