SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta from mid-July through mid-August.IdentificationA medium-size moth (3.1-3.4 cm wingspan) with dark grey forewings and yellow hindwings. The forewings are dark brownish-grey except for the median area below the sigma, which is a contrasting large red-black block. Stigma is a thin, silver shallow U-shape, usually with a distal extension or satellite spot. Hindwings are bright yellow with a black terminal band. The large thoracic hair tuft is mostly red-brown. Antennae are simple and both the sexes are similar. Borea is very similar to several other Syngrapha species, in particular S. diasema and S. orophila. Diasema has pale buff, not yellow, hindwings. Orophila is usually a bit larger, with lighter grey forewings, and a grey instead of red-brown thoracic hair tuft. The stigma shape in orophila is a deeper U with a hook or sharp angle in the lower distal corner. Questionable specimens can be identified by examining the genitalia. Male borea have a single cornutus on the vesica (2 in orophila), and females have a smooth or wrinkled (not grooved or notched) plate on the ostium bursae. The other Syngrapha species with yellow hindwings (ignea, microgamma, montana and alticola) are much smaller or have different color forewings and/or stigma shapes.
Scientific NameSyngrapha boreaHabitat
Subalpine and montane coniferous forest.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta from mid-July through mid-August.
Identification
A medium-size moth (3.1-3.4 cm wingspan) with dark grey forewings and yellow hindwings. The forewings are dark brownish-grey except for the median area below the sigma, which is a contrasting large red-black block. …
A medium-size moth (3.1-3.4 cm wingspan) with dark grey forewings and yellow hindwings. The forewings are dark brownish-grey except for the median area below the sigma, which is a contrasting large red-black block. Stigma is a thin, silver shallow U-shape, usually with a distal extension or satellite spot. Hindwings are bright yellow with a black terminal band. The large thoracic hair tuft is mostly red-brown. Antennae are simple and both the sexes are similar. Borea is very similar to several other Syngrapha species, in particular S. diasema and S. orophila. Diasema has pale buff, not yellow, hindwings. Orophila is usually a bit larger, with lighter grey forewings, and a grey instead of red-brown thoracic hair tuft. The stigma shape in orophila is a deeper U with a hook or sharp angle in the lower distal corner. Questionable specimens can be identified by examining the genitalia. Male borea have a single cornutus on the vesica (2 in orophila), and females have a smooth or wrinkled (not grooved or notched) plate on the ostium bursae. The other Syngrapha species with yellow hindwings (ignea, microgamma, montana and alticola) are much smaller or have different color forewings and/or stigma shapes.
Life History
The adults are crepuscular as well as nocturnal, and come to lights. Host plant(s) and larvae are unknown. There is a single brood each year.
Conservation
A fairly common, widespread species.
Diet Info
Unknown.
Range
Borea occurs along the south coast of Greenland, and in western North America (disjunct ?). In western North America, it has been found from central Alaska, east to the Northwest Territories, south of Great Bear Lake…
Borea occurs along the south coast of Greenland, and in western North America (disjunct ?). In western North America, it has been found from central Alaska, east to the Northwest Territories, south of Great Bear Lake and southward in the mountains to southern Alberta and British Columbia.
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Page Citation
"Species Details - Syngrapha borea, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1138. Accessed 07 Dec. 2024.
References
AuthorLafontaine, J. Donald and Robert W. Poole
TitleNoctuoidea : Noctuidae (part) : Plusiinae
Publication Date1995
Pages182
AuthorEichlin, Thomas D. and Hugh B. Cunningham
TitleThe Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology.
Publication Date1978
Pages122
Specimen Information
There are 93 specimens of this Species.
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