Biology:Allagrapha aerea
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Short description: Species of moth
| Allagrapha aerea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Allagrapha |
| Species: | A. aerea
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| Allagrapha aerea (Hübner, [1803])
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Allagrapha aerea, the unspotted looper moth or copper looper moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803.[1] It is found in eastern North America from southern Ontario to the Florida Panhandle and west to western Nebraska.[2][3]
The wingspan is 28–42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September or to October in the south. There are two generations per year.
The larvae are probably general feeders on herbaceous plants. Larvae have been recorded on Urtica, Aster umbellatus and soybeans.
References
- ↑ Cotinis (December 29, 2015). "Species Allagrapha aerea - Unspotted Looper Moth - Hodges#8898". http://bugguide.net/node/view/7188.
- ↑ "931177.00 – 8898 – Allagrapha aerea (Hübner, [1803) – Unspotted Looper Moth"]. Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8898.
- ↑ Pogue, Michael G. (2005). "The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park". Zootaxa 1032: 1–28. https://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2005f/zt01032p028.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4730285 entry
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