Syngrapha alias
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Syngrapha |
| Species: | S. alias |
| Binomial name | |
| Syngrapha alias (Ottolengui, 1902) | |
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The Hooked Silver Y (Syngrapha alias) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in from Newfoundland to Alaska and Vancouver Island, north to near the treeline and south in the west to coastal north California and Arizona, in the east to North Carolina.
Caterpillar
The wingspan is 30–34 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Picea glauca and Picea mariana.
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Syngrapha alias alias
- Syngrapha alias interalia