Syngrapha alticola
Syngrapha alticola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Syngrapha |
Species: | S. alticola |
Binomial name | |
Syngrapha alticola (Walker, [1858]) | |
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The Alticola Looper Moth or Alpine Beauty (Syngrapha alticola) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found across the Arctic, above the treeline from Newfoundland to Alaska, south in the mountains to central California and Colorado.
The wingspan is 26–27 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There are two generations per year.