Biology:Syngrapha orophila

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Short description: Species of moth

Syngrapha orophila
Syngrapha orophila.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Syngrapha
Species:
S. orophila
Binomial name
Syngrapha orophila
(Hampson, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Plusia orophila Hampson, 1908

Syngrapha orophila is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1908. It is found in western North America from extreme northern British Columbia and the Queen Charlotte Islands, south and east to southern Oregon, western Wyoming and Montana and western Alberta.

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

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7662476 entry