Caenurgina erechtea

Caenurgina erechtea
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Caenurgina
Species:	C. erechtea
Binomial name
	Caenurgina erechtea; (Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
	Phalaena erechtea Cramer, 1780; Drasteria agricola Grote & Robinson, 1867; Drasteria mundula Grote & Robinson, 1867; Poaphila narrata Walker, 1858; Caenurgina parva Blackmore, 1921; Poaphila patibilis Walker, 1858;

The Forage Looper or Common Grass Moth (Caenurgina erechtea) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from coast to coast in the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. It is not found in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

The wingspan is 30–42 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida and various species of clover, grass, and alfalfa.

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