''Syngrapha u-aureum'', the golden looper moth, is a moth of the family

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. It is found from eastern Manitoba to Quebec, Labrador, southern Greenland,

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, northern Maine, northern New Hampshire and northern

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. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on '' Vaccinium'' species.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies: *''Syngrapha u-aureum u-aureum'' *''Syngrapha u-aureum vaccinii''

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Plusiinae Moths of North America Moths described in 1852 {{Plusiinae-stub