Salt-and-Pepper Looper Moth
Syngrapha rectangula (Kirby, 1837)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Plusiinae
Identification: forewing dark gray to black with extensive white or silvery areas; subterminal line black, jagged; stigma large, irregular, white or silvery, often connecting to pale basal patch; fringe checkered black and white; hindwing dirty pale brown with broad blackish terminal band and pale fringe
Wing Span: 3.0-3.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: June to August
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat: Wet boreal and montane coniferous forests; adults are often active during the day but are also nocturnal and come to light
Range: across southern Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia, plus adjacent northern states, south in the west to California, south in the east (mountains only) to North Carolina and Tennessee (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 57 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 07, 2024
Submitted by: flyinganvil
Region: Curry County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 16, 2025
Observation date: Aug 30, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 02, 2024
Observation date: Aug 09, 2024
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 10, 2024
Observation date: Aug 16, 2023
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 20, 2023
Observation date: Aug 05, 2023
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 07, 2023
Observation date: Jul 16, 2023
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 16, 2023
Observation date: Aug 05, 2021
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 19, 2023
Observation date: Aug 03, 2018
Submitted by: BflyID
Region: Marquette County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 06, 2022
Observation date: Aug 04, 2022
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022
Observation date: Aug 31, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022
Observation date: Aug 10, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Ewart
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
Observation date: Aug 15, 2022
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
Observation date: Aug 09, 2022
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 08, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 09, 2022
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Kitsap County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 06, 2022
Observation date: Aug 10, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
Observation date: Aug 03, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2021
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 18, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: Bea Kohlhaas
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 20, 2021
Observation date: Jul 09, 2017
Submitted by: Linda Fink
Region: Yamhill County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 18, 2021
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: gbw
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 23, 2020
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