Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Syngrapha octoscripta | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | |
Similar Syngrapha ignea, Syngrapha microgamma, Abrostola urentis, Diachrysia balluca, Allagrapha aerea | ||
The Figure-eight Looper Moth or Dusky Silver Y (Syngrapha octoscripta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast in most of Canada south in the east to northern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Great Lakes States.
The wingspan is 34–36 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium species.
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