Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Allagrapha aerea | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Abrostola urentis, Diachrysia balluca, Autographa precationis, Megalographa biloba, Anagrapha falcifera | ||
Unspotted looper moth noctuidae allagrapha aerea lateral view
The Unspotted Looper Moth or Copper Looper Moth (Allagrapha aerea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America from southern Ontario to the panhandle of Florida and west to western Nebraska.
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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