Caenurgia chloropha

Caenurgia chloropha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Caenurgia
Species: C. chloropha
Binomial name
Caenurgia chloropha
(Hübner, 1818)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Xestia chloropha Hübner, 1818
  • Drasteria chlorophis Herrich-Schaffer, 1869
  • Drasteria convalescens Guenée, 1852
  • Caenurgia convalescens
  • Caenurgia purgata Walker, 1858
  • Caenurgia socors Walker, 1858

The vetch looper moth (Caenurgia chloropha) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the south-eastern United States,[3] northern Mexico and Cuba.[4] Strays may be found as far north as southern Ontario.

The wingspan is about 27–36 mm. The forewings are pale grayish brown in males and orange yellow-brown in females. The lines are fine and inconspicuous. The hindwings are yellowish with two gray bands in both sexes.[5] There are two or more generations per year with adults on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on vetch and other legumes. Full-grown larvae may be found from May onward.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ taxapad.com
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
  4. ↑ The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schaffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana
  5. ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America


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