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)[1][2]
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

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