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)
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 39 verified sightings
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: w
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
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 07, 2020
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: JanM
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 03, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2015
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 14, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 19, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 01, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: Vickie J Anderson
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 22, 2018
Observation date: Aug 03, 2017
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 30, 2018
Observation date: Aug 08, 2016
Submitted by: Ideaphore
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 03, 2017
Observation date: Jul 28, 2016
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 16, 2017
Observation date: Jul 28, 2016
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Sep 15, 2016
Observation date: Jul 29, 2016
Submitted by: Aboover
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Aboover
Verified date: Jul 31, 2016
Observation date: Jul 13, 2015
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Washington County, Maine, United States
Verified by: lisald100
Verified date: Jan 07, 2016
Observation date: Jul 11, 2012
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 13, 2015
Observation date: Aug 14, 2015
Submitted by: W. R. Evans
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 15, 2015
Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 16, 2015
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