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Syngrapha epigaea 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Syngrapha Species: S. epigaea Binomial name Syngrapha epigaea
(Grote, 1874)Synonyms - Plusia epigaea Grote, 1874
The Pirate Looper Moth or Narrow Silver Y (Syngrapha epigaea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast in Canada south in the east Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the northern Great Lakes States.
The wingspan is 39–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium angustifolium and Kalmia angustifolia.
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