Crawlies with Cri – Salt-and-Pepper Looper Moth

By Christy Solo – ONPA 1st Place Award Winner for Best Local Column

This week’s crawly has a fun (and maybe familiar) name. Meet the salt-and-pepper looper moth (Syngrapha rectangular).

Of course we’re all familiar with salt and pepper, but did “looper” ring a bell? In our rich agricultural area that part of our crawly’s name may give some folks cause for concern.

However, you guessed it! Don’t panic!

There are approximately 76…