''Syngrapha abstrusa'', the abstruse false looper, is a moth of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The species was first described by Thomas D. Eichlin and Hugh B. Cunningham in 1978. It is found in North America from

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

to New Jersey, southern Canada, Montana and northern New Mexico. The wingspan is 30–32 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on '' Picea engelmannii'', '' Picea glauca'' and ''

Pinus banksiana Jack pine (''Pinus banksiana'') is an eastern North American pine. Its native range in Canada is east of the Rocky Mountains from the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories to Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, and the north-central and n ...

''.

References

* Plusiinae Moths of North America Moths described in 1978 {{Plusiinae-stub