Syngrapha angulidens

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.

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)

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

• Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Syngrapha angulidens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.