Syngrapha alias

{{short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | image = Syngrapha alias (1).jpg | image_caption = | taxon = Syngrapha alias | authority = (Ottolengui, 1902) | synonyms = *''Autographa alias'' *''Autographa interalia'' }}

'''''Syngrapha alias''''', the '''hooked silver Y''', is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Rodrigues Ottolengui in 1902.<ref>{{cite web |editor-last=Savela |editor-first=Markku |date=October 4, 2019 |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/plusiinae/syngrapha/#alias |title=''Syngrapha alias'' (Ottolengui, 1902) |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> It is found in North America from Newfoundland to Alaska and Vancouver Island, north to near the treeline and south in the west to coastal north California and Arizona, in the east to North Carolina. thumb|left|200px|Caterpillar

The wingspan is 30–34 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on ''Picea glauca'' and ''Picea mariana''.

==Subspecies== There are two recognised subspecies: *''Syngrapha alias alias'' *''Syngrapha alias interalia''

==References== {{Reflist}} *{{cite web |author1=Anweiler, G. G. |author2=Robinson, E. |name-list-style=amp |url=https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1503 |title=Species Details ''Syngrapha alias'' |website=University of Alberta Museums |publisher=E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum |access-date=November 13, 2020}}

Category:Plusiinae Category:Moths of North America Category:Moths described in 1902