Syngrapha diasema

Syngrapha diasema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Syngrapha
Species: S. diasema
Binomial name
Syngrapha diasema
(Boisduval, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Plusia diasema Boisduval, 1829
  • Syngrapha diasema ab. connexa Warren, 1913

Syngrapha diasema is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from northern Fennoscandia to Siberia, across the Arctic and subarctic. In North America, it has been reported across the arctic and subarctic from Labrador to Central Alaska.

The wingspan is 30–33 mm. Adults are on wing in July depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Betula species (including Betula nana) and Vaccinium and Populus species, as well as Trollius europaeus.


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