Caenurgia chloropha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Caenurgia
Species:
C. chloropha
Binomial name
Caenurgia chloropha
Synonyms
  • Xestia chloropha Hübner, 1818
  • Drasteria chlorophis Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Drasteria convalescens Guenée, 1852
  • Caenurgia convalescens
  • Caenurgia purgata Walker, 1858
  • Caenurgia socors Walker, 1858

Caenurgia chloropha, the vetch looper moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. 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

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  1. ↑ "930938.00 – 8733 – Caenurgia chloropha – Vetch Looper Moth – (Hübner, 1818)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Caenurgia chloropha (Hubner 1818)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ McLeod, Robin (August 29, 2012). "Species Caenurgia chloropha - Vetch Looper Moth - Hodges#8733". BugGuide. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America


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