Syngrapha selecta, the chosen looper moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America from the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland south to northern Michigan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Syngrapha |
| Species: | S. selecta
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| Syngrapha selecta (Walker, [1858])
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The wingspan is about 38 mm. There is one generation per year.
Reared larvae accepted birch, blueberry and willow.
References
edit- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Syngrapha selecta". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (November 12, 2020). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). p. 291. Archived from the original (doc) on July 16, 2011.
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