Species Details
Syngrapha angulidens
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SeasonalityAdults have been collected in Alberta in July and early August.
IdentificationA medium-size moth (3.0-3.4 cm wingspan) with dark and light grey mottled forewings and brown hindwings. Forewings are dark grey mottled with lighter, somewhat shiny lighter grey scales. The area below the stigma is not darker than the rest of the wing, like it is in most similar species of Syngrapha. The stigma is a pale green-gold or pale gold V or U-shape, higher than wide, with a small separate satellite spot. Hindwings are light yellow brown, shading to a wide sooty brown terminal band. The antennae are simple and the sexes are alike.
Scientific Name
Syngrapha angulidens
Habitat
Montane coniferous forest.
Seasonality
Adults have been collected in Alberta in July and early August.
Identification
A medium-size moth (3.0-3.4 cm wingspan) with dark and light grey mottled forewings and brown hindwings. Forewings are dark grey mottled with lighter, somewhat shiny lighter grey scales. The area below the stigma is…
A medium-size moth (3.0-3.4 cm wingspan) with dark and light grey mottled forewings and brown hindwings. Forewings are dark grey mottled with lighter, somewhat shiny lighter grey scales. The area below the stigma is not darker than the rest of the wing, like it is in most similar species of Syngrapha. The stigma is a pale green-gold or pale gold V or U-shape, higher than wide, with a small separate satellite spot. Hindwings are light yellow brown, shading to a wide sooty brown terminal band. The antennae are simple and the sexes are alike.
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. The larvae are solitary defoliators of conifers. There is a single brood each season.
Conservation
A fairly common and widespread species with secure habitat.
Diet Info
No specific Alberta data; in western Canada, it has been reared from subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) and Englemann spruce (Picea englemanni).
Range
A western species, ranging from Alaska south in the mountains to northern Oregon, western Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico and east to Colorado, western Wyoming, Montana and Alberta. In Alberta, it has been collected…
A western species, ranging from Alaska south in the mountains to northern Oregon, western Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico and east to Colorado, western Wyoming, Montana and Alberta. In Alberta, it has been collected throughout the mountains, north to the Grande Cache area.
Citation
Page Citation for Syngrapha angulidens
Page Citation
"Species Details - Syngrapha angulidens, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1154. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Lafontaine, J. Donald and Robert W. Poole
Title
Noctuoidea : Noctuidae (part) : Plusiinae
Publication Date
1995
Pages
182
Author
Eichlin, Thomas D. and Hugh B. Cunningham
Title
The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology.
Publication Date
1978
Pages
122
Specimen Information
There are 88 specimens of this Species.
UASM13591 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-07-19
UASM13626 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1933-07-23
UASM13631 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-18
UASM13633 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-19
UASM13642 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-07-19
UASM13646 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-18
UASM13651 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-07-15
UASM13652 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-18
UASM13654 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByOttolengui, R.
Date Collected1916-08-27
UASM13656 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-18
UASM13658 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1923-07-25
UASM13660 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rock Lake
Collected ByFuller, E.
Date Collected1994-07-23
UASM13661 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-19
UASM13662 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByStrickland, Edgar H.
Date Collected1926-07-21
UASM13665 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-19
UASM13667 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Louise
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-08-29
UASM13668 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rock Lake
Collected ByFuller, E.
Date Collected1994-07-23
UASM13670 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-18
UASM13673 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1921-08-24
UASM13675 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Collected ByOttolengui, R.
Date Collected1916-08-27
UASM10355 - Syngrapha angulidens
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1922-07-19