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Caenurgia chloropha (Hübner, 1818) - Vetch Looper Moth

Caenurgia chloropha
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Erebidae		Subfamily:
Erebinae		Tribe:
Euclidiini		P3 Number:
930938		 MONA Number:
8733.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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.
Caenurgia chlorophaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
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.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on vetches (Vicia spp.) and other legumes (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina a larva was reared on Wire Grass (Aristida stricta ). - 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 SNR [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

 148 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-01
Rowan Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Marilyn Westphal and Becky Elkin. on 2025-08-17
Henderson Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-08-09
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-08-02
Henderson Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-29
Richmond Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joye Zhou on 2025-06-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-18
Alamance Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-06-13
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-06-13
Cumberland Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-23
Richmond Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: John Petranka, Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, John Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-08
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-08
Cumberland Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-08
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-07
Wilson Co.
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Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George, Bonnie Eamick on 2025-04-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Caenurgia chlorophaRecorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
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