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Caenurgia chloropha
Vetch Looper Moth
Florida native
A small moth of the eastern United States west into Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska.
A light to medium brown moth with faint markings and a wingspan of about 25mm (1 in.). The forewing is paler near the base and can sometimes have a reddish tinge away from the base. For details on the wing markings, visit bugguide.net (link below).
Thanks to A. Hendrickson & Jan Metlevski both at bugguide.net for the identification of this moth.
Caenurgia chloropha is a member of the Erebidae - Quadrifid noctuids family.
For more information on this species, visit the following link:
Bugguide.net info page for this species
Date record last modified: Jan 27, 2020
