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Vetch Looper Moth
Caenurgia chloropha (Hübner, 1818)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Forewing pale grayish brown in male, orangish yellow-brown in female. Lines fine, inconspicuous; lower pm. line bulges inward. Note diffuse dark patch beyond pm. line; it is darker in female than in male. Hindwing yellowish with two gray bands in both sexes.
Wing Span: 2.7-3.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Vetch.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Southern Ontario to Florida, west to Kansas and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 24 of 183 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 04, 2020
Submitted by: donh1298
Region: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2018
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 19, 2020
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Observation date: May 25, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 12, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2017
Submitted by: birder89
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 12, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: anaeamark
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 03, 2020
Submitted by: Jean Fontaine
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 22, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2020
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
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Observation date: May 19, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Elizabeth Anderegg)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 25, 2020
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Observation date: Apr 25, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 01, 2020
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Observation date: Apr 12, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 12, 2020
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Observation date: Apr 12, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 12, 2020
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Observation date: Mar 22, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 23, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 23, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: AustinRL
Region: Warren County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 22, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Allen County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 21, 2019
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Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 08, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 23, 2019
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 04, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 10, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
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