''Syngrapha microgamma'', the little bride looper moth, is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1823. It is found in much of
Canada
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south in the east to southern
Maine
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, northern
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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, and the
Great Lakes
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states. In Europe, it is found from
Fennoscandia
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Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...
and central Europe east to mountains eastern Asia.
The
wingspan
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is . Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Ledum groenlandicum'', ''
Betula nana
''Betula nana'', the dwarf birch, is a species of birch in the family Betulaceae, found mainly in the tundra of the Arctic region.
Description
It is a monoecious, deciduous shrub growing up to high. The bark is non-peeling and shiny red-copper ...
'', ''
Salix repens
''Salix repens'', the creeping willow, is a small, shrubby species of willow in the family Salicaceae, growing up to 1.5metres in height. Found amongst sand dunes and heathlands, it is a polymorphic species, with a wide range of variants. In ...
'', ''
Vaccinium uliginosum
''Vaccinium uliginosum'' (bog bilberry, bog blueberry, northern bilberry or western blueberry) is a Eurasian and North American flowering plant in the genus ''Vaccinium'' within the heath family.
Distribution
''Vaccinium uliginosum'' is native ...
'' and ''
Ledum palustre''.
Subspecies
*''Syngrapha microgamma microgamma'' (Fennoscandia, Baltia, Poland, north European Russia, central Asia (mountains), Kamchatka)
*''Syngrapha microgamma nearctica'' (Labrador, Quebec to Yukon, Michigan, Wisconsin, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado)
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Species info*
Plusiinae
Moths of North America
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1823
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