Caenurgia chloropha | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Caenurgia |
Species: | C. chloropha
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Binomial name | |
Caenurgia chloropha | |
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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.
Caenurgia chloropha | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Caenurgia |
Species: | C. chloropha
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Binomial name | |
Caenurgia chloropha | |
Synonyms | |
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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.