Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Noctuidae Plusiinae

• Syngrapha abstrusa Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978 Newfoundland - New Jersey, S.Canada, Montana, N.New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Syngrapha abstrusa Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978; U.S. Dept. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1567: 46; TL: Lake Katherine, Oneida Co., Wisconsin

  • Syngrapha abstrusa; [NACL], #8940; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 114, f. 55, pl. 3, f. 31-33, pl. 4, f. 16, pl. G, f. 6, pl. P, f. 6; [NE10], 160; [NACL93], #1224; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Picea engelmannii, Pinus banksiana, Picea glauca [MNA25.1]: 114

• Syngrapha ain (Hochenwarth, 1785) Alps, S.Urals, S.Siberia, Korea, Japan. See [maps]

  • Phalaena ain Hochenwarth, 1785; Beitr. ins Berl. 6: 337, pl. 7, f. 8

  • Syngrapha ain; [POOLE]; [NE10]: 243, pl. 16, f. 46-50, gen. 264, 329; [RFEL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]
  • S. a. ain

    • Syngrapha ain ain; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 107
  • S. a. persibirica Ronkay, Ronkay, Behounek & Mikkola, 2008 Mongolia

    • Syngrapha ain persibirica Ronkay, Ronkay, Behounek & Mikkola, 2008; Witt Catalogue 1: 107, pl. 36, f. 7-8; TL: Mongolia
      • = Syngrapha ain; [RFEL]

    • Syngrapha ain persibirica; [NE12], 246; [CoL]
• Syngrapha alias (Ottolengui, 1902) Newfoundland, N.Quebec - Alaska, New Jersey, N.North Carolina, New Mexico, Idaho, N.California. See [maps]

  • Autographa alias Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 10: 69, pl. 8, f. 7, 13; TL: Jefferson, New Hampshire

  • Autographa alias; [iNaturalist]
  • Syngrapha alias; [NACL], #8939; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 115, f. 56, pl. 3, f. 34-36, pl. G, f. 7, pl. P, f. 7; [NE10], 160; [NACL93], #1225; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Picea glauca, P. mariana [MNA25.1]: 115

  • S. a. interalia (Ottolengui, 1919)

    • Autographa interalia Ottolengui, 1919; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 27: 122, pl. 15, f. 5; TL: Nordegg, Alberta
      • = Syngrapha alias; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1], 115

    • Syngrapha alias interalia; [NACL], #8939a
• Syngrapha altera (Ottolengui, 1902) Newfoundland - Manitoba, N.Michigan. See [maps]

  • Autographa altera Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 10: 69, pl. 8, f. 9; TL: Lake Nipigon, Ontario

  • Syngrapha altera; [NACL], #8925; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 101, f. 43, pl. 3, f. 1-2, pl. F, f. 2, pl. N, f. 8; [NE10], 160; [NACL93], #1210; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • S. a. variana (Ottolengui, 1902) Maine - Newfoundland

    • Syngrapha variana Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 10: 70, pl. 6, f. 10; TL: New Brunswick, Canada
      • = Syngrapha octoscripta; [POOLE]
      • = Syngrapha altera; [MNA25.1], 101

    • Syngrapha altera variana; [NACL], #8925a
• Syngrapha alticola (Walker, [1858]) Newfoundland, Labrador, N.Manitoba, Northwest Territory, W.Alaska, Rocky Mountains, Washington. See [maps]

  • Plusia alticola Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 912; TL: "Rocky Mountains"
    • = Syngrapha devergens; [POOLE]

  • Syngrapha alticola; [MNA25.1]: 121, f. 63, pl. 3, f. 54-55, pl. H, f. 4, pl. Q, f. 6; [NE10], 160; [NACL93], #1232; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM]
  • Syngrapha devergens alticola; [NACL], #8947a
• Syngrapha angulidens (Smith, 1891) S.Alaska - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Rocky Mountains, E.Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Plusia angulidens Smith, 1891; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 18: 111; TL: Colorado
  • Syngrapha angulidens ab. plusioides Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47; TL: United States
    • = ; [NACL], #8943

  • Syngrapha angulidens; [NACL], #8943; Stevens, Carolin & Stein, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (2); [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 117, f. 59, pl. 3, f. 42-44, pl. G, f. 10, pl. Q, f. 2; [NE10], 160; [NACL93], #1228; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Abies ?, Pseudotsuga ? Stevens, Carolin & Stein, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (2): 134

  • S. a. excelsa (Ottolengui, 1902)

    • Autographa excelsa Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 10: 71; TL: New Hampshire [= error?]
      • = Syngrapha angulidens; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1], 117
    • Syngrapha excelsa ab. excelsana Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47; TL: North America
      • = ; [NACL], #8943a
    • Autographa alta Ottolengui, 1919; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 27: 125 (repl. Autographa excelsa Ottolengui, 1902)
      • = Syngrapha angulidens; [POOLE]

    • Syngrapha angulidens excelsa; [NACL], #8943a
• Syngrapha borea (Aurivillius, 1890) W.Greenland, Alaska, Yukon - Alberta, SE.British Columbia. See [maps]

  • Plusia diasema var. borea Aurivillius, 1890; Bihang K. svenska VetensAkad. Handl. 15 (4) (1): 17, pl. 1, f. 8; TL: Greenland, Ivigtut
  • Syngrapha snovi ab. 1 Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13: 419
  • Syngrapha snowi ab. lula Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47 ("ab. 1" Hampson, 1913); TL: Canada
    • = ; [NE10], 161
  • Autographa diversigna Ottolengui, 1919; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 27: 121, pl. 15, f. 2; TL: Nordegg, Alberta
    • = Syngrapha lula; [NACL], #8933
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 111; [NE10], 161
  • Autographa lula Barnes & Benjamin, 1923; Can. Ent. 55 (9): 212
    • = Syngrapha diversigna; [POOLE]
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 111; [NACL93], #1220

  • Syngrapha borea; [NACL], #8934; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 111, f. 51, pl. 3, f. 23-24, pl. G, f. 2, pl. P, f. 2; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1220; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]
  • Syngrapha diversigna; [POOLE]
  • Syngrapha lula; [NACL], #8933
• Syngrapha celsa (H. Edwards, 1881) British Columbia - California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Plusia celsa H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (6): 101; TL: Mt. Hood, Oregon
  • Syngrapha octoscripta ab. beta Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47; TL: North America
  • Syngrapha altera ab. alterana Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47; TL: United States
    • = ; [NACL], #8944

  • Syngrapha celsa; [NACL], #8944; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 118, f. 60, pl. 3, f. 45-47, pl. H, f. 1, pl. Q, f. 3; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1229; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • altera Ottolengui, 1902; Hampson, 1913

  Larva on Abies lasiocarpa, A. grandis, A. concolor, Picea egelmannii, P. glauca, Pinus monticola, Tsuga heterophylla [MNA25.1]: 119

  • S. c. sierra (Ottolengui, 1919) California, ...

    • Autographa celsa r. sierrae Ottolengui, 1919; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 27: 123; TL: Lake Tahoe, Sierra Nevada, California
      • = Syngrapha celsa; [POOLE]

    • Syngrapha celsa sierra; [NACL], #8944a (missp.)
    • Syngrapha celsa sierrae; [NE10], 161; [CoL]
• Syngrapha composita (Warren, 1913) Xinjiang. See [maps]

  • Caloplusia composita Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 345, pl. 64 a; TL: Thian Shan Mts., Turgan Aksu

  • Syngrapha composita; [NE10], 161; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
• Syngrapha cryptica Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978 Nova Scotia, Prince Edwards I., N.Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Syngrapha cryptica Eichlin & Cunningham, 1978; U.S. Dept. Agric. Tech. Bull. 1567: 47; TL: Lake Katherine, Oneida Co., Wisconsin

  • Syngrapha cryptica; [NACL], #8941; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 115, f. 57, pl. 3, f. 37-38, pl. G, f. 8, pl. P, f. 8; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1226; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
• Syngrapha devergens (Hübner, [1813]) Alps, Tien-Shan, Alai Mts., Ili Region. See [maps]

  • Noctua devergens Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]: pl. 107, f. 500-510; TL: Europe

  • Syngrapha devergens; [NACL], #8947 (extralim.); [POOLE]; [NE10]: 237, pl. 16, f. 9-13, gen. 258, 323; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 101; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler]

  Larva on Silene , Viola , Plantago , Geum [NE10]: 237

• Syngrapha diasema (Boisduval, 1829) N.Scandinavia, N.European Russia, N.Siberia, Altai, Tien Shan, N.Mongolia, Labrador - Alaska, N.Quebec. See [maps] Isohopeayökkönen

  • Plusia diasema Boisduval, 1829; Eur. Lepid. Index Meth.: 93; TL: "Lapponia"
  • Syngrapha diasema ab. connexa Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 346

  • Plusia diasema; [SPRK]
  • Syngrapha diasema; [NACL], #8935; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 110, f. 51, pl. 3, f. 21-22, pl. G, f. 1, pl. P, f. 1; [NE10]: 240, pl. 16, f. 41-45, gen. 263a-b, 328; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 106; [NACL93], #1219; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [PNWM] ; [SVF]

  500x540 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Lk: Muonio, 753:38, m 15.7.1984, f 14.7.1984, Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Betula , Betula nana [SPRK], Betula sp., B. nana, Vaccinium , Populus , Trollius europaeus [NE10]: 241

• Syngrapha epigaea (Grote, 1874) W.Canada, S.Canada, Pennsylvania, N.Ohio, N.Wisconsin, British Columbia - to (Oregon, Colorado). See [maps]

  • Plusia epigaea Grote, 1874; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 26: 208; TL: New York
  • Syngrapha epigaea ab. epigaella Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47; TL: United States
    • = ; [NACL], #8927

  • Syngrapha epigaea; [NACL], #8927; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 105, f. 47, pl. 3, f. 13, pl. 4, f. 14, pl. F, f. 7, pl. O, f. 5; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1215; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Vaccinium spp., V. angustifolium, Kalmia angustifolia [MNA25.1]: 105

• Syngrapha grosmornensis (Guillermet, 2000) Reunion, S.Arabia. See [maps]

  • Cornutiplusia grosmornensis Guillermet, 2000; Entomologiste 56 (5): 200; TL: Réunion Central, NW of Piton des Neiges, below Gros Morne, 2670m

  • Syngrapha grosmornensis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
• Syngrapha hochenwarthi (Hochenwarth, 1785) -. See [maps] Kupariyökkönen

  • Phalaena hochenwarthi Hochenwarth, 1785; Beitr. ins Berl. 6: 335, pl. 7, f. 2
  • Noctua divergens Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 162; TL: Austria
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Plusia hochenwarthi var. insignata Reuter, 1893; 59; TL: Enontekiö
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Catoplusia hochenvarthi Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13: 408 (emend. Phalaena hochenwarthi Hochenwarth, 1785)
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Syngrapha hochenwarthi; [NE10], 161, 239; [POOLE]; [RFEL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]

  500x531 (~47Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki, 775:50, m+f 9.7.1983, Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Astragalus alpinus, Solidago virgaurea, Plantago [NE10]: 240

  • S. h. hochenwarthi Alps

    • Syngrapha hochenwarthi hochenwarthi; [NE10]: 239, pl. 16, f. 21-23, gen. 260, 325; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 103
  • S. h. cuprina (Warren, 1913)

    • Caloplusia hochenwarthi cuprina Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 34, pl. 64 a; TL: "Tura"
      • = Syngrapha hochenwarthi; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

    • Syngrapha hochenwarthi cuprina; [NE10], 161; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 104; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • S. h. lapponaris (Schulte, 1952) N.Scandinavia

    • Catoplusia hochenwarthi lapponaris Schulte, 1952; Ent. Zs. 62: 121; TL: Sweden, Torne-Lappmark
      • = Syngrapha hochenwarthi; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

    • Syngrapha hochenwarthi lapponaris; [NE10]: 240, pl. 16, f. 19, 20; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 104; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
• Syngrapha ignea (Grote, 1864) Alaska - Rocky Mountains, Cascades (Washingon, Oregon), California (Sierra Nevada). See [maps]

  • Plusia ignea Grote, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 2: 274; TL: Pikes Peak, Colorado

  • Syngrapha ignea; [NACL], #8949; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 113, f. 2d-f, 54, pl. 3, f. 28-30, pl. 4, f. 15, pl. G, 5, pl. P, f. 5; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1223; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on (reared) Vaccinium sp., Salix [MNA25.1]: 114

  • S. i. simulans (McDunnough, 1944) Labrador, N.Quebec

    • Caloplusia ignea var. simulans McDunnough, 1944; Mem. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2 (2): 179; TL: Rocky Bay, Labrador
      • = Syngrapha ignea; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1], 113

    • Syngrapha ignea simulans; [NACL], #8949a

    Misidentified/misapplied:

    • hochenwarthi Hochenwarth, 1785; auth.
• Syngrapha alaica (Galvagni, 1906) Alai

  • Plusia hochenworthi[sic] var. alaica Galvagni, 1906; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 56: 82; TL: Alai Mts.
    • = Syngrapha hochenwarthi; [POOLE]

  • Syngrapha alaica; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Syngrapha hochenwarthi alaica; [LepIndex]
  • Syngrapha hochenwarthi alaina[sic]; [NE10], 161 (missp.?)
  • S. a. alaica

    • Syngrapha alaica alaica; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 104
  • S. a. kardongi Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008

    • Syngrapha alaica kardongi Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008; Witt Catalogue 1: 105

    • Syngrapha alaica kardongi; [CoL]
• Syngrapha interrogationis (Linnaeus, 1758) Iceland, EU, Siberia, Alaska, Canada. See [maps] Scarce Silver Y Kysymysmerkkiyökkönen

  • Phalaena interrogationis Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 513; TL: Europe
  • Noctua aemula Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 162 (preocc. Noctua aemula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775); TL: Austria
    • = ; [NACL], #8937
  • Phalaena conscripta Hübner, 1790; Beitr. Ges. Schmett. 2 (2): 52 (repl. Noctua aemula Fabricius, 1787); TL: Austria
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Noctua subpurpurina Haworth, 1802; Prodr. Lep. Brit.: 16 (nom.nud.); TL: Great Britain
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Phalaena aurosignata Donovan, 1808; Nat. Hist. Br. Ins. 13: 43, pl. 453, f. 1; TL: Great Britain
    • = ; [NACL], #8937; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Plusia interrogationis var. gamma-argentina Stephens, 1850; List. Spec. Br. Anim. Colln Br. Mus. 5 (Lepidoptera): 144 (nom.nud.); TL: Great Britain
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Plusia interrogationis var. rosea Tutt, 1892; Br. Noct. Var. 4: 36; TL: Great Britain
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Plusia borealis Reuter, 1893; Acta Soc. F. F. Fennica 9 (6): 57; TL: Finland, Tetrina
    • = ; [NACL], #8937,#; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Plusia epsilon Ottolengui, 1900; Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 2: 494; TL: Kodiak, Alaska
    • = Syngrapha octoscripta; [POOLE]
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 106; [RFEL]
  • Plusia interrogationis ab. flammifera Hoyningen-Huene, 1901; Berl. Ent. Zs. 46: 313; TL: Estonia
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Autographa zeta Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 10: 70, pl. 6, f. 1; TL: Calgary, Northwest Territory [now Alberta]
    • = Syngrapha octoscripta; [POOLE]
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 106; [RFEL]
  • Plusia interrogationis ab. aureomaculata Vorbrodt, 1912; Die Schmett. Schweiz 1: 426; TL: Switzerland
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Syngrapha interrogationis ab. orbata Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 346
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Syngrapha interrogationis ab. ignifera Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 346; TL: Livonia [Estonia/Latvia]
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Syngrapha interrogationis ab. cinerea Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 346; TL: Pyrenees
  • Syngrapha interrogationis ab. gammifera Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 346; TL: Europe
  • Syngrapha pyrenaica Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13: 428, pl. 236, f. 21; TL: Gavarnie, Pyrenees
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Syngrapha interrogationis ab. annulata Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47
  • Syngrapha interrogationis ab. conflues Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 48
  • Syngrapha interrogationis ab. simplex Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 48; TL: Europe; East Siberia
  • Plusia interrogationis ab. aureoviridis Wagner, 1926; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 11: 26; TL: Tyrol [Australia]
  • Syngrapha interrogationis f. magnifica Rangnow, 1935; Ent. Rdsch. 53 (2): 21; TL: "Lappland"
  • Syngrapha interrogationis norrlandica Schulte, 1956; Ent. Zs. 66: 145; TL: Sweden[?], Rovaniemi[?]
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Syngrapha flammifera Chou & Lu, 1979; Entomotaxonomia 1: 18; TL: Estonia
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 106
  • Syngrapha giljarovi Kljutschko, 1983
    • = ; [RFEL]

  • Plusia interrogationis; [SPRK]
  • Syngrapha interrogationis norrlandica; [LepIndex]
  • Syngrapha interrogationis; [NACL], #8937; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 106, f. 48, pl. 3, f. 14-16, pl. F, f. 8, pl. ), f. 6; [NE10]: 244, pl. 16, f. 28-34, gen. 265, 330; [NACL93], #1216; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [PNWM] ; [SVF]
  • Syngrapha octoscripta epsilon; [NACL], #8926d
  • Syngrapha octoscripta zeta; [NACL], #8926b
  • Syngrapha pyrenaica; [LepIndex]

  1175x881 (~191Kb) Finland: Vaala, Oulujärvi, Manamansalo, Pantioniemi, 18.8.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  500x593 (~51Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 2.7.1983, f 6.7.1970, Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Betula sp., B. nana, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum, Andromeda polifolia [SPRK]

  • S. i. interrogationis

    • Syngrapha interrogationis interrogationis; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 109
  • S. i. transbaikalensis (Staudinger, 1892)

    • Plusia interrogationis var. transbaikalensis Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2): 371; TL: Kentei Mts.
      • = Syngrapha interrogationis; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
    • Syngrapha interrogationis ab. transbaicalensis Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13: 431 (unj. emend.)
      • = Syngrapha interrogationis; [RFEL]
    • Syngrapha (Palaeographa) gilarovi Klyuchko, 1983; Zoologicheski Zhurnal 62 (2): 354, f. a-b; TL: W.Kamchatck, Bostonchnaya Kamchatka
      • = ; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 110

    • Syngrapha gilarovi; [POOLE]; [NE10], 161
    • Syngrapha interrogationis transbaikalensis; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 110; [CoL]
    • Syngrapha transbaikalensis; [LepIndex]
  • S. i. herschelensis (Benjamin, 1933)

    • Autographa interrogationis herschelensis Benjamin, 1933; Pan-Pacific Ent. 9 (2): 61; TL: Herschel Island, Yukon
      • = Syngrapha interrogationis; [POOLE]

    • Syngrapha interrogationis herschelensis; [NACL], #8937a; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

    Misidentified/misapplied:

    • altera Ottolengui, 1902; Gibson, 1920
• Syngrapha microgamma (Hübner, [1823]) Fennoscandia, Baltia, Poland, N.European Russia, C.Asia (mountains), Kamchatka. See [maps] Keltahopeayökkönen Moorgoldeule

  • Noctua microgamma Hübner, [1823]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]: pl. 151, f. 698-699; TL: Europe
  • Plusia microgamma var. incompleta Reuter, 1893; Acta Soc. F. F. Fennica 9 (6): 59; TL: Finland, Sammatti
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Syngrapha microgamma ab. v-notata Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47; TL: Europe
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Syngrapha microgamma arctica Rangnow, 1935; Ent. Rdsch. 53 (2): 21 (preocc. Plusia interrogationis var. arctica Möschler, 1884); TL: "Lappland"
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]
  • Syngrapha microgamma f. nigroviolacea Rangnow, 1935; ; TL: "Lappland"
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Plusia microgamma; [SPRK]
  • Syngrapha microgamma artica; [LepIndex]
  • Syngrapha microgamma microgamma; [iNaturalist]
  • Syngrapha microgamma; [NACL], #8946 (extralim.); [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 119, f. 61, pl. 3, f. 48-49, pl. 4, f. 17, pl. H, f. 2, pl. Q, f. 4; [NE10]: 242, pl. 16, f. 35-40, gen. 262, 327; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 108; [NACL93], #1230; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA] ; [SVF]

  500x575 (~45Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, m+f 27.6.1970, Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Betula nana, Salix repens, Vaccinium uliginosum, Ledum palustre [SPRK]

  • S. m. nearctica Ferguson, 1955 Labrador, Quebec - Yukon, Michigan, Wisconsin, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado

    • Syngrapha microgamma r. nearctica Ferguson, 1955; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 50: 25; TL: Prospect Road, Goodwood, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia
      • = Syngrapha microgamma; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

    • Syngrapha microgamma nearctica; [NACL], #8946a; [MNA25.1]; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]

    Larva on Ledum groenlandicum, Cassandra calyculata, Vaccinium spp. [MNA25.1]: 120

• Syngrapha montana (Packard, 1869) Labrador, Nova Scotia, maine, New Hampshire, N.Michigan, Quebec - Saskatchewan, Alaska. See [maps]

  • Plusia montana Packard, 1869; Guide Study Ins.: 313; TL: Mt. Washington, New Hampshire

  • Syngrapha montana; [NACL], #8945; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 120, f. 62, pl. 3, f. 50-51, pl. 4, f. 18, pl. H, f. 3, pl. Q, f. 5; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1231; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on Ledum groenlandicum [MNA25.1]: 121

• Syngrapha octoscripta (Grote, 1874) Alaska, W.Canada, S.Canada - to (Wisconin, N.Ohio, E.Pennsylvania, New Jersey). See [maps]

  • Plusia 8-scripta [= octoscripta] Grote, 1874; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 2: 31; TL: Anticosti Island, Quebec
  • Autographa magnifica Ottolengui, 1919; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 27: 124; TL: Uncluelet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
    • = ; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1], 103

  • Syngrapha octoscripta magnifica; [NACL], #8926c
  • Syngrapha octoscripta; [NACL], #8926; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 102, f. 2g, 44, pl. 3, f. 6-8, pl. 4, f. 13, pl. F, f. 4, pl. O, f. 2; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1212; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Vaccinium spp. [MNA25.1]: 103

• Syngrapha orophila (Hampson, 1908) British Columbia, NW.Wyoming, Washington, Idaho, Oregon. See [maps]

  • Plusia orophila Hampson, 1908; Can. Ent. 40 (3): 104; TL: Brobokton Creek, Alberta

  • Syngrapha orophila; [NACL], #8930; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 112, f. 52, pl. 3, f. 25, pl. G, f. 3, pl. P, f. 3; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1221; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Vaccinium sp. [MNA25.1]: 112

• Syngrapha ottolenguii (Dyar, 1903) Aleutians (Attu), Japan, NE.China - Magadan, Kamchatka. See [maps]

  • Autographa ottolenguii Dyar, 1903; Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 201 (repl. Autographa arctica Ottolenguii, 1902)
  • Autographa arctica Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 10: 66, pl. 6, f. 11 (preocc. Plusia interrogationis var. arctica Möschler, 1884); TL: Alter [Attu] Islands, Alaska
    • = Autographa ottolengui; [POOLE]
  • Syngrapha sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido imp. Univ. 15: 148, pl. 8, f. 8 ♂, 20 ♀; TL: Ichinosawa, South Sakhalin
    • = Syngrapha nyiwonis; [POOLE]
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 102
    • = ?Syngrapha interrogationis; [RFEL]
    • = ?; [RFEL]
  • Syngrapha alpina Ichinose, 1963; Tinea, 6: 59, pl. 9, f. 1; TL: Shirouma-Oike, Japan
    • = Syngrapha nyiwonis; [POOLE]
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 102; [RFEL]

  • Autographa ottolengui; [POOLE]
  • Autographa ottolenguii; [NACL], #8922
  • Syngrapha ottolenguii; Lafontaine, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 158-162; [MNA25.1]: 102, f. 43, pl. 3, f. 3-5, pl. F, f. 3, pl. O, f. 1; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1211; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • S. o. nyiwonis Matsumura, 1925 Sakhalin

    • Syngrapha nyiwonis Matsumura, 1925; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido imp. Univ. 15: 149, pl. 8, f. 22 ♂; TL: Nyiwo, North Sakhalin
      • = Syngrapha ottolenguii; [MNA25.1], 102; [RFEL]

    • Syngrapha nyiwonis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
    • Syngrapha ottolenguii nyiwonis; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 111; [CoL]
• Syngrapha parilis (Hübner, [1809]) Arctic Europe, Iceland, N.Siberia, coast (S.Greenland), Arctic America. See [maps] Valkohopeayökkönen

  • Noctua parilis Hübner, [1809]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]: pl. 90, f. 422; TL: Europe
  • Plusia quadriplaga Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 911; TL: Fraw Islands, Arctic North America
    • = ; [NACL], #8948; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

  • Syngrapha parilis; [SPRK]; [NACL], #8948; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 122, f. 64, pl. 3, f. 52-53, pl. H, f. 5, pl. Q, f. 7; [NE10]: 238, pl. 16, f. 24-27, gen. 261, 326; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 102; [NACL93], #1233; [RFEL]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA] ; [SVF]

  600x406 (~39Kb) FINLAND: Lk: Muonio, 754:36, m 7.7.1984, Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Betula , B. tortuosa, B. nana [SPRK]

• Syngrapha rectangula (Kirby, 1837) Newfoundland, Quebec, N.Ontario - Manitoba, New Jersey, N.Pennsylvania, S.Michigan, N.Wisconsin, North Carolina, Virginia, British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, N.Idaho, Cascades (Washington, Oregon). See [maps]

  • Plusia rectangula Kirby, 1837; in Richardson, Fauna Boreal Amer.: 306; TL: Canada
  • Plusia mortuorum Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 353; TL: New York
    • = ; [NACL], #8942; [POOLE]
  • Syngrapha rectangulata ab. demaculata Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 47; TL: North America

  • Syngrapha rectangula; [NACL], #8942; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 116, f. 58, pl. 3, f. 39-41, pl. G, f. 9, pl. Q, f. 1; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1227; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]

  Larva on Abies balsamea, Tsuga heterophylla, Picea glauca, Pseudotsuga menziesii [MNA25.1], 117

  • S. r. nargenta (Ottolengui, 1919)

    • Autographa rectangula r. nargenta Ottolengui, 1919; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 27: 122; TL: Kaslo, British Columbia
      • = Syngrapha rectangula; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1], 116

    • Syngrapha rectangula nargenta; [NACL], #8942a
• Syngrapha rilaecacuminum Varga & Ronkay, 1982 Bulgaria (Rila Mts.). See [maps]

  • Syngrapha devergens rilaecacuminum Varga & Ronkay, 1982; Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 28 (1-2): 150; TL: Bulgaria, Rila Mts.

  • Syngrapha devergens rilaecacuminum; [LepIndex]
  • Syngrapha rilaecacuminum; [NE10]: 238, pl. 16, f. 14-18, gen. 259, 324; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 102; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Syngrapha sackenii (Grote, 1877) SW.Montana - NE.Utah, New Mexico, Colorado. See [maps]

  • Plusia sackenii Grote, 1877; Can. Ent. 9 (7): 136; TL: Idaho Springs, Colorado
  • Plusia sackenii Grote, 1877; Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 3 (App.): 800; TL: Idaho Springs, Colorado
  • Syngrapha sacceni Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13: 417 (emend. Plusia sackenii Grote, 1877)
    • = ; [POOLE]
  • Plusia snowii H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (3): 44
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 112; [NACL93], #1222
  • Syngrapha snovi Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13: 418 (emend. Plusia snowii H. Edwards, 1884)
    • = Syngrapha snowii; [POOLE]

  • Plusia sackeni; Smith, 1893, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44: 257
  • Plusia snowi; Smith, 1893, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44: 257
  • Syngrapha sackeni; [NE10], 161
  • Syngrapha sackenii; [NACL], #8932; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 112, f. 53, pl. 3, f. 26-27, pl. G, f. 4, pl. P, f. 4; [NACL93], #1222; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Syngrapha snowii; [NACL], #8931; [POOLE]
• Syngrapha selecta (Walker, [1858]) Nova Scotia, Newfoundland - Alberta - NW.Canada, N.Michigan, Maine?, Minnesota?. See [maps]

  • Plusia selecta Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 912; TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson Bay, Ontario

  • Syngrapha selecta; [NACL], #8928; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 104, f. 46, pl. 3, f. 11-12, pl. F, f. 6, pl. O, f. 4; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1214; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • viridisigma Grote, 1874; Smith, 1893
• Syngrapha surena (Grote, 1882) Newfoundland, Labrador, N.Saskatchewan, Alberta, Maine. See [maps]

  • Plusia surena Grote, 1882; Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. 6 (3): 585; TL: Orono, Maine

  • Syngrapha surena; [NACL], #8938; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 109, f. 50, pl. 3, f. 19-20, pl. F, f. 10, pl. O, f. 8; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1218; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM]

  Larva on Vaccinium spp. [MNA25.1], 109

• Syngrapha tibetana (Staudinger, 1895)

  • Plusia hochenwarthi var. tibetana Staudinger, 1895; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 8 (2): 329; TL: betwen Lob Noor and Kuku Noor
    • = Syngrapha hochenwarthi; [POOLE]

  • Syngrapha tibetana; [NE10], 161; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2008, Witt Catalogue 1: 106; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Syngrapha u-aureum (Guenée, 1852) E.Manitoba - Quebec, Labrador, S.Greenland, Newfoundland, N.Maine, N.New Hampshire, N.New York. See [maps]

  • Plusia u-aureum Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 354; TL: "Dalecarlie [Sweden] [= error, Labrador?]
  • Plusia interrogationis var. grönlandica [= groenlandica] Staudinger, 1857; Stettin ent. Ztg 18 (7-9): 306; TL: Greenland
    • = ; [NACL], #8936; [POOLE]
  • Plusia interrogationis var. arctica Möschler, 1884; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 34: 296; TL: Labrador
    • = ; [NACL], #8936; [POOLE]
  • Autographa pallida Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 10: 71, pl. 6, f. 7; TL: Newfoundland, Canada
    • = Syngrapha octoscripta; [POOLE]
    • = ; [MNA25.1], 109

  • Syngrapha octoscripta pallida; [NACL], #8926a
  • Syngrapha u-aureum; [NACL], #8936; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 108, f. 49, pl. 3, f. 17-18, pl. F, f. 9, pl. O, f. 7; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1217; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Vaccinium spp. [MNA25.1], 109

  • S. u. vaccinii (H. Edwards, 1886)

    • Plusia vaccinii H. Edwards, 1886; Ent. Amer. 2 (9(: 170; TL: Mt. Washington, New Hampshire
      • = Syngrapha u-aureum; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1], 108

    • Syngrapha u-aureum vaccinii; [NACL], #8936a
• Syngrapha viridisigma (Grote, 1874) Canada - to (Massachusetts, N.New York, Michigan, N.Washington), Rocky Mountains, Cascades (Oregon). See [maps]

  • Plusia viridisigma Grote, 1874; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 2: 73; TL: Quebec, Canada
  • Plusia viridisignata Grote, 1875; Can. Ent. 7 (11): 205 (unn. emend.)
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Syngrapha viridisigma; [NACL], #8929; [POOLE]; [MNA25.1]: 103, f. 45, pl. 3, f. 9-10, pl. F, f. 5, pl. O, f. 3; [NE10], 161; [NACL93], #1213; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • selecta Walker, 1858; auth.

  Larva on Picea glauca, Abies balsamea, Pseudotsuga menziesii [MNA25.1], 104

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