Syngrapha alticola
Syngrapha alticola, the alticola looper moth or alpine beauty, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found across the Arctic, above the treeline from Newfoundland to Alaska, south in the mountains to central California and Colorado.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Syngrapha |
| Species: | S. alticola |
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| Syngrapha alticola (Walker, [1858]) | |
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The wingspan is 26–27 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There are two generations per year.
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