Syngrapha octoscripta

Syngrapha octoscripta (figure-eight looper moth or dusky silver Y) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from coast to coast in most of Canada south in the east to northern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Great Lakes States.

Syngrapha octoscripta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Syngrapha
Species:
S. octoscripta
Binomial name
Syngrapha octoscripta
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Plusia octoscripta Grote, 1874
  • Autographa magnifica Ottolengui, 1919

The wingspan is 34–36 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.