Moths of North Carolina
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441 NC Records

Caenurgia chloropha (Hübner, 1818) - Vetch Looper


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: ErebidaeSubfamily: ErebinaeTribe: EuclidiiniP3 Number: 930938.00 MONA Number: 8733.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF                                                                                 
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)
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

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

Recorded by: John Petranka on 2023-02-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2022-10-29
Davidson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-27
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-27
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-26
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-09
Alleghany Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-01
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-08-24
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Ann McCormick on 2022-07-04
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Richard Teper on 2022-06-16
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson, Brian Bockhahn on 2022-06-07
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2022-06-03
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-30
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2021-11-05
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-10-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-10-03
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2021-09-19
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2021-09-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2021-07-28
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2021-07-26
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-07-09
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2021-05-02
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-30
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-04-14
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-10-22
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2020-10-13
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2020-09-27
Durham Co.
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