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 152 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2018
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2018
Observation date: Oct 21, 2018
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 21, 2018
Observation date: Oct 08, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Marion County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 21, 2018
Observation date: May 04, 2018
Submitted by: the janitors son
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 06, 2018
Observation date: Apr 27, 2018
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 28, 2018
Observation date: Apr 02, 2018
Submitted by: sari
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 13, 2018
Observation date: Mar 17, 2018
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 24, 2018
Observation date: Aug 25, 2017
Submitted by: Theenglishking
Region: Banks County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 18, 2017
Observation date: Sep 28, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 24, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: David Lugo
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Oct 22, 2017
Observation date: Sep 30, 2017
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Oct 21, 2017
Observation date: Sep 28, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 18, 2017
Observation date: Oct 21, 2014
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 28, 2017
Observation date: Aug 21, 2017
Submitted by: Joanie Howe
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 03, 2017
Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 26, 2017
Observation date: Aug 16, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 18, 2017
Observation date: Aug 17, 2017
Submitted by: nrpeters
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 18, 2017
Observation date: Jul 28, 2017
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 29, 2017
Observation date: Jul 08, 2017
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Anderson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 14, 2017
Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 10, 2017
Observation date: Apr 23, 2006
Submitted by: abwest
Region: St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 10, 2017
Observation date: May 12, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Lamar County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 24, 2017
Observation date: Mar 10, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors son
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 13, 2017
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