About Syngrapha rectangula W.Kirby, 1837
Syngrapha rectangula, commonly known as the salt and pepper looper or the angulated cutworm, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by William Kirby in 1837. It is distributed across North America, with recorded occurrences ranging from Newfoundland, Quebec, and northern Ontario to Manitoba, New Jersey, northern Pennsylvania, southern Michigan, northern Wisconsin, North Carolina, Virginia, British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, northern Idaho, and the Cascades region of Washington and Oregon. The wingspan of adult moths measures between 32 and 35 mm. Adults fly from July to August, with timing varying by location. The larvae of Syngrapha rectangula feed on Abies balsamea, Tsuga heterophylla, Picea glauca, and Pseudotsuga menziesii.
