Biology:Syngrapha angulidens

Short description: Species of moth

Syngrapha angulidens
Male Syngrapha angulidens angulidens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Syngrapha
Species:	S. angulidens
Binomial name
Syngrapha angulidens (Smith, 1891)
Synonyms
Plusia angulidens Smith, 1891 Autographa alta Ottolengui, 1919 Autographa excelsa Ottolengui, 1902 (preocc. Autographa excelsa (Kretschmar, 1862)) Syngrapha excelsa (Ottolengui, 1902)

Syngrapha angulidens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Smith in 1891. It is found from Alaska south in the mountains to northern Oregon, western Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico and east to Colorado, western Wyoming, Montana and Alberta.

Female Syngrapha angulidens excelsa

The wingspan is 30–34 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Abies and Pseudotsuga species.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

• Syngrapha angulidens angulidens
• Syngrapha angulidens excelsa

References

• "Species Details Syngrapha angulidens". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1154. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7662467 entry