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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 97 - 120 of 231 verified sightings
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: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 13, 2017
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Newton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Oct 25, 2016
Observation date: Jul 17, 2016
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 15, 2016
Observation date: Sep 20, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 06, 2016
Observation date: Aug 31, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2016
Observation date: Aug 27, 2016
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Kent County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2016
Observation date: Jun 05, 2016
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 31, 2016
Observation date: May 02, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 30, 2016
Observation date: Apr 30, 2016
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 30, 2016
Observation date: Jul 26, 2016
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Jul 26, 2016
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2016
Observation date: Jun 03, 2013
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2016
Observation date: Apr 29, 2016
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 14, 2016
Observation date: May 29, 2016
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 12, 2016
Observation date: Jun 11, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 12, 2016
Observation date: Jun 07, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 07, 2016
Observation date: Apr 22, 2011
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Feb 15, 2016
Observation date: Feb 12, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Wood County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 13, 2016
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