An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/27/2018).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/21/2015).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/8/2018).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/26/2017).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/29/2019).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2014).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2019).

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Unspotted Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/2/2024). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1037739 - Psn: 44)

Unspotted Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/2/2024). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/26/2018).

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Unspotted Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1102075 - Psn: 52)

Unspotted Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Unspotted Looper Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2016). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 280272 - Psn: 55)

Unspotted Looper Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2016). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Unspotted Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/25/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 664455 - Psn: 55)

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Unspotted Looper Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/16/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 890621 - Psn: 55)

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/2/2021).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/2/2022).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/21/2013).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2013).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/4/2015). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/30/2006).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/3/2003).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/31/2017).

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/27/2014).

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Note the golden-brown head, thoracic hood, and scale tufts on the back. This moth also has a pale terminal band and lacks the wing stigmas found on most loopers.

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An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/27/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/21/2015). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/26/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/29/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2014). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Unspotted Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/2/2024). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/26/2018). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Unspotted Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Unspotted Looper Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2016). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/2/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/21/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2013). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/4/2015). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/30/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/3/2003). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/31/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

An Unspotted Looper Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/27/2014). View Record Details Media by TJ Walters.

Source: Wikipedia

Allagrapha aerea


Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Allagrapha
Species:	A. aerea
Binomial name
*Allagrapha aerea* (Hübner, [1803])
Synonyms
Noctua aerea Hübner, 1803

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

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^ Cotinis (December 29, 2015). "Species Allagrapha aerea - Unspotted Looper Moth - Hodges#8898". BugGuide. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ "931177.00 – 8898 – Allagrapha aerea (Hübner, [1803]) – Unspotted Looper Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ Pogue, Michael G. (2005). "The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1032: 1–28.

Taxon identifiers
Allagrapha aerea	Wikidata: Q4730285 BAMONA: Allagrapha-aerea BOLD: 16366 BugGuide: 7188 CoL: 92SHM EoL: 552001 GBIF: 1784893 iNaturalist: 81670 IRMNG: 10317026 ITIS: 937692 LepIndex: 280404 MONA: 8898 NatureServe: 2.107439 NCBI: 214022 Open Tree of Life: 554109

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Unspotted Looper Moth

Allagrapha aerea (Hübner, 1803)

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