Moths of North Carolina
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492 NC Records

Caenurgia chloropha (Hübner, 1818) - Vetch Looper Moth

Caenurgia chloropha
view caption 		Caenurgia chlorophaCaenurgia chloropha
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: EuclidiiniP3 Number: 930938 MONA Number: 8733.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: The vast majority of our records come from open, herbaceous habitats. It is particularly common in savannas, flatwoods, sand ridges, and maritime dunes in the Coastal Plain. In the Piedmont,
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Vetches and other Legumes (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Caenurgia chloropha - Vetch Looper Moth

111 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-06
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-09-24
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-09-23
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-14
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-07
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-05-22
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-05-01
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-09
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-09
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-11-08
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-11-07
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-16
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Terrell Tucker on 2023-08-25
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-08-22
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2023-08-13
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-07-24
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Terrell Tucker on 2023-07-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2023-07-07
Davidson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-06-13
Scotland Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Erich Hofmann, Jesse Anderson on 2023-05-22
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2023-05-21
New Hanover Co.
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