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Syngrapha selecta, the chosen looper moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America from the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland south to northern Michigan.

Syngrapha selecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Syngrapha
Species:	S. selecta
Binomial name
Syngrapha selecta (Walker, [1858])
Synonyms
Plusia selecta Walker, 1858

The wingspan is about 38 mm. There is one generation per year.

Reared larvae accepted birch, blueberry and willow.

References

• Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Syngrapha selecta". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (November 12, 2020). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). p. 291. Archived from the original (doc) on July 16, 2011.

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