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A Forage Looper Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/23/2012).
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Forage Looper Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Barbara Speckart.
A Forage Looper Moth at Sunset Park, Ocean City, Maryland (11/12/2012).
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Scott Housten.
A Forage Looper Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/28/2014).
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Emily Stanley.
A Forage Looper Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/4/2018).
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Jim Moore.
A Forage Looper Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/27/2017).
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Josh Emm.
A Forage Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/22/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Forage Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/20/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Forage Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/21/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Forage Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/30/2013).
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Scott Housten.
Forage Looper Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
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Bill Hubick.
Forage Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/11/2014).
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Scott Housten.
A Forage Looper Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/18/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
Forage Looper Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/23/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Forage Looper Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/8/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Forage Looper Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/10/2008). Determined by David J. Ferguson/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
A Forage Looper Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/19/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Forage Looper Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2016).
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Rod Burley.
A Forage Looper Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/2/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Forage Looper Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2002).
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Larry Line.
A Forage Looper Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/11/2014).
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Jonathan Willey.
A Forage Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/28/2001).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Forage Looper (plain form) in Wichita, Kansas (5/1/2012).
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John Frisch.
Source: Wikipedia
Caenurgina erechtea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Caenurgina |
Species: | C. erechtea
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Binomial name | |
Caenurgina erechtea (Cramer, 1780)
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Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1] It is found from coast to coast in the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. It is not found in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, or the Northwest Territories. The wingspan is 30–42 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida and various species of clover, grass, and alfalfa.
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Caenurgina erechtea (Cramer 1780)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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External links
[edit]- Anweiler, G. G. (November 13, 2003). "Species Details Caenurgina erechtea". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (January 12, 2019). "Species Caenurgina erechtea - Forage Looper - Hodges#8739". BugGuide. Retrieved February 17, 2019.