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Syngrapha surena

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

Common NameSurena Looper SeasonalityThe only Alberta specimen was collected July 27. IdentificationA medium-size (3.7 cm wingspan) moth with grey and black forewings and brown hindwings. Forewing pattern is distinctive, with the basal area and the area above the stigma, pale grey, as well as, the area along the costa near the apex. The area below the stigma is almost black. Stigma forms a narrow, silver shallow V-shape that points to the apex. Hindwings are pale yellow-brown with a broad, somewhat diffuse sooty-brown terminal band. Antennae are simple and the sexes are similar.
Scientific Name Syngrapha surena Common Name Surena Looper Habitat Boreal or montane forest. Seasonality The only Alberta specimen was collected July 27. Identification
A medium-size (3.7 cm wingspan) moth with grey and black forewings and brown hindwings. Forewing pattern is distinctive, with the basal area and the area above the stigma, pale grey, as well as, the area along the…
A medium-size (3.7 cm wingspan) moth with grey and black forewings and brown hindwings. Forewing pattern is distinctive, with the basal area and the area above the stigma, pale grey, as well as, the area along the costa near the apex. The area below the stigma is almost black. Stigma forms a narrow, silver shallow V-shape that points to the apex. Hindwings are pale yellow-brown with a broad, somewhat diffuse sooty-brown terminal band. Antennae are simple and the sexes are similar.
Life History The adults are nocturnal and come to light. There is a single annual brood. Conservation A widespread and very rarely collected species, with a single Alberta record. Diet Info No Alberta data; elsewhere larvae have been reared on blueberry (Vaccinium). Range From Newfoundland and Labrador south to Maine, west across the Boreal forest to northern Saskatchewan and the foothills in Alberta. There is a single Alberta collection from Nordegg.

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"Species Details - Syngrapha surena, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1256/9-244587. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 23 specimens of this Species.

23 results plotted on map in 2 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM170394 - Syngrapha surena

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Edmundston Collected ByHensel, H. Date Collected2003-07-23

UASM170395 - Syngrapha surena

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: New Brunswick, Edmundston Collected ByHensel, H. Date Collected2003-07-23

Adult Seasonal Distribution