Biology:Caenurgia chloropha
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Caenurgia |
| Species: | C. chloropha
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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. The forewings are pale grayish brown in males and orange yellow-brown in females. The lines are fine and inconspicuous. The hindwings are yellowish with two gray bands in both sexes.[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.
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- ↑ "930938.00 – 8733 – Caenurgia chloropha – Vetch Looper Moth – (Hübner, 1818)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8733. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Caenurgia chloropha (Hubner 1818)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85996423. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin (August 29, 2012). "Species Caenurgia chloropha - Vetch Looper Moth - Hodges#8733". http://bugguide.net/node/view/21913. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ↑ Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 19 (2): 349–391. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000200006. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbzool/v19n2/v19n2a06.pdf.
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America
Wikidata ☰ Q5016842 entry
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