Caenurgia chloropha

Vetch looper moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Caenurgia
Species:	C. chloropha
Binomial name
	Caenurgia chloropha; (Hübner, 1818)
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.^[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

^ "930938.00 – 8733 – Caenurgia chloropha – Vetch Looper Moth – (Hübner, 1818)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Caenurgia chloropha (Hubner 1818)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ McLeod, Robin (August 29, 2012). "Species Caenurgia chloropha - Vetch Looper Moth - Hodges#8733". BugGuide. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
^ 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.
^ Butterflies and Moths of North America

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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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