Biology:Syngrapha selecta
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Syngrapha |
| Species: | S. selecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Syngrapha selecta (Walker, [1858])
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Syngrapha selecta, the chosen looper moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America from the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland south to northern Michigan.
The wingspan is about 38 mm. There is one generation per year.
Reared larvae accepted birch, blueberry and willow.
References
- "Species Details Syngrapha selecta". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1144.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (November 12, 2020) (doc). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). p. 291. http://www.eeb.uconn.edu/people/dwagner//USDA%20Noctuid%20Guide%20Most%20Current.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q7662478 entry
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