Species Details
Syngrapha surena
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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.
Citation
Page Citation for Syngrapha surena
Page Citation
"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. Accessed 24 Nov. 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 23 specimens of this Species.
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