Syngrapha epigaea

Syngrapha epigaea, the pirate looper moth or narrow silver Y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found from coast to coast in Canada south in the east to Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the northern Great Lakes states.

Syngrapha epigaea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Syngrapha
Species:	S. epigaea
Binomial name
Syngrapha epigaea (Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
Plusia epigaea Grote, 1874

The wingspan is 39–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium angustifolium and Kalmia angustifolia.

External links

• 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.
• Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Syngrapha epigaea". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.